Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001216/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 February 1999.
1. This is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant was convicted of possession of a small quantity of heroin and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. When the Magistrate considered sentence, he had called for a DATC report, but the DATC was of a view that there was no benefit to be served by admitting the Appellant and that was why DATC treatment was not recommended.