Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000540/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 28 August 1996.
1. This is an appeal against conviction. The appellant was convicted by a magistrate of assaulting a police officer in the due execution of his duty. The facts arise out of a traffic accident on 13th June 1995. The appellant was driving in a westerly direction along Hennessy Road. He came to an intersection. A police officer was on his motor cycle but driving along Hennessy Road in the opposition direction. At the intersection is a set of traffic lights. The officer contends that the appellant d