Read the full judgment text of CACC 000217/1980 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 21 March 1980 before Silke J.
Criminal law – drug offence – injecting dangerous drug – sentencing – Drug Addiction Treatment Centre order – concurrent sentence – appeal – conviction dismissed – sentence varied – imprisonment substituted – 1 year concurrent – s.8A Drug Addiction Treatment Centres Ordinance – appellant already serving 18-month sentence for drug trafficking – Treatment Centre order wrong in principle when set to start after completion of existing prison term
Legal issues: Propriety of Drug Addiction Treatment Centre Order following existing imprisonment
Outcome: Appeal against conviction dismissed; appeal against sentence allowed; sentence varied from Detention in Drug Addiction Treatment Centre to 1 year imprisonment, concurrent with existing 18-month sentence.