Read the full judgment text of CACC 000270/1982 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 30 November 1982.
1. The Applicant pleaded guilty in the District Court to a charge of possession of dangerous drugs for the purpose of unlawful trafficking. The amount of the drugs was 12.33 grammes of a mixture containing heroin. The facts were within a very narrow compass. On 6th December 1981 he was stopped by two patrolling police officers in Hamilton Street, near Reclamation Street. What had attracted their attention we do not know but he was searched end upon search they found a small yellow bag which cont