Read the full judgment text of CACC 000563/1996 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 6 March 1997.
1. On 29 December 1995 the appellant was found to be in possession of a mixture containing 12.95 grammes of the drug commonly known as "ice". He was later charged with trafficking in it but at trial on 18 September 1996 Judge Kilgour acquitted him of trafficking and found him guilty of simple possession under s. 8 of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 134). He had always been prepared to plead guilty to possession.