Read the full judgment text of CACC 000710/1972 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. Under the Magistrates Ordinance persons convicted of summary offences have a right of appeal to this Court. It is a right which is all too often abused and it is a matter of regret to some of us who sit in this Court that we have no power to deal effectively with frivolous appeals. This Appellant appeals against sentences of nine months' imprisonment concurrent on charges of possession of an instrument fit for the purpose of injecting dangerous drugs and unlawful possession of dangerous drugs