Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000102/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 December 1998.
1. The Appellant was convicted at North Kowloon Magistracy on 12th December 1997 of one count of Possession of Dangerous Drugs for the Purpose of Unlawful Trafficking. The prosecution case was a simple one; shortly after mid-night on 14th October 1997, two police officers, PC 52767 and 53084 stopped Appellant in the street. PC 52767 searched him and found a packet of suspected drugs in his trouser pocket. Subsequent analysis showed that the drugs were a mixture of 13.65 grammes which contained 9