Read the full judgment text of CACC 000033/1972 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. This is an appeal against sentence. In the court below the appellant pleaded guilty to having had in his possession an offensive weapon, namely a dagger, and being unable to give a satisfactory account of his possession of it contrary to section 17 of the Summary Offences Ordinance, Chapter 228. He further pleaded guilty to 3 charges of theft from unknown private cars. The dagger was found in his possession in the course of a routine search carried out in the street. After his arrest he admit