Read the full judgment text of CACC 000708/1968 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 13 December 1968.
1. The appellant was convicted of unlawful possession of a packet containing 0.1 gramme of diacetylmorphine hydrochloride. The evidence was extremely brief. A constable on duty in plain clothes saw the appellant, whose conduct aroused suspicion. He searched the appellant and in his right hand he found a packet containing dangerous drugs.