Read the full judgment text of CACC 000329/1971 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The Appellant was charged before the Magistrate with possession of dangerous drugs for the purpose of unlawful trafficking. Upon his trial a plea of guilty to unlawful possession of dangerous drugs was accepted. He was sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment and now appeals against that sentence. The burden of his argument is that others who have been convicted of similar offences have been given lesser sentences even though, like the Appellant, they had previous records.