Read the full judgment text of CACC 000656/1978 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The appellant was convicted of the offence of possession of a dangerous drug for the purpose of trafficking. The case proceeded on that basis. At the end of the case the magistrate discovered that there was no allegation in the particulars of the charge of unlawful trafficking. The appellant should have been charged with and convicted of the offence of simple possession of a dangerous drug.