Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001149/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 March 1996.
1. This was an appeal against a sentence of 14 months imposed for possession of dangerous drugs. In his Reasons for Sentence, inter alia , the learned Magistrate said this: "The vicinity where the offence occurred is an area notorious for drug related offences: I am entitled to have regard to this fact, relying upon my knowledge of my area of jurisdiction."