Read the full judgment text of CACC 000589/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 24 February 1998.
1. On 23rd October 1995, this Applicant pleaded guilty in the High Court to trafficking in a mixture containing 340.8 grammes of salts of esters of morphine (heroin). On 30th October 1995, Leong J. sentenced him to eight years' imprisonment. He now seeks leave to appeal against that sentence. In the normal way, his application, being considerably out of time, might well not have been entertained at this stage but, having heard him give his reasons for the lateness of the application which relate