Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000253/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 11 June 1996.
1. The appellant was convicted on 31st January 1996 of one count of possession of a dangerous drug and one count of resisting a police officer in the execution of his duty. He had been arrested on 24th April 1995 in Cheung Sha Wan. At the time of the arrest, the appellant pushed away both police officers and fled. When he was finally caught, he was arrested and charged with possession of the drugs found in his possession which was a mixture of 56.22 grammes containing 17.62 grammes of heroin hyd