Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000912/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 20 September 1996.
1. The appellant appeals against the sentence of six months' imprisonment imposed upon him for possession of a small quantity of dangerous drugs. At his trial before the learned magistrate Mr Candy he pleaded guilty. The magistrate passed a sentence of six months' imprisonment in accordance with the principles laid down in The Queen v. Chan Tak King [1989] 2 HKLR 428.