Read the full judgment text of CACC 000077/1985 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. This is an application for leave to appeal against conviction. The whole application turns upon one single paragraph in the Judge's reasons for verdict. The crucial issue before him was who was carrying the yellow plastic bag which contained the drugs. Three police officers gave evidence, that it had been carried at all times up to the point when the defendant and his girl friend arrived to the restaurant, by the defendant. It seems to be a common ground that when they reached the restaurant