Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000381/1989 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 6 October 1989.
1. The appellant was arrested on the 3rd of February 1989, after being found on possession of three plastic bags of heroin, the mixture containing 27.69 grammes with the weight of 1.31 grammes of salts of esters of morphine. Before the magistrate, Mr. A. Crawshaw, he admitted to being in possession of the drugs but denied the charge of possession for the purpose of unlawful trafficking. He gave evidence in an attempt to rebut the presumption out was convicted as charged and sentenced to 3 years'