Read the full judgment text of CACC 000671/1974 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The appellant in this case appeals against his conviction in the Magistrate's Court at Tsuen Wan for smoking a dangerous drug. At the outset may I say that seldom have I seen a more absurdly drafted charge preferred against anyone than that contained in the amended charge on which the accused was convicted. Why it was necessary to amend the original charge, apart from adding the type of drug smoked, is beyond me. He was charged that he "smoked a dangerous drug to wit (i) a paper tube and one