Read the full judgment text of FAMC 000031/1998 on BabelCite. This FAMC judgment was delivered on 25 January 1999.
1. The applicant faced a jury trial on two counts. The first, upon which he was convicted, was one of rape. The second, upon which he was acquitted upon a directed verdict after a submission of no case to answer, was one of administering drugs to obtain or facilitate an unlawful sexual act. He applied to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal to that Court against the conviction on the first count but that application was dismissed. Subsequently, the Court of Appeal certified a point of law of