Read the full judgment text of CACC 001026/1977 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The appellant was convicted on his pleas of guilty to a charge of possession of syringes being articles fit and intended for the injection of dangerous drugs and a charge of possession of dangerous drugs. It is unnecessary to recite the facts in any detail. The appellant who was a drug addict with numerous convictions of the type usual in such cases, was found with syringes and drugs all obviously intended for his own use. The learned magistrate sentenced him to three months imprisonment on e