Read the full judgment text of CACC 000692/1977 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The appellant in this case was convicted of being in possession of dangerous drugs contrary to Section 8(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. He was convicted on his plea of guilty and was sentenced to six months imprisonment. One might think that the term of imprisonment imposed was not very long having regard to the previous record of the appellant. However, the appellant on the 20th February 1976 been convicted of burglary and escaping from lawful custody, and for each of those offences he