Read the full judgment text of CACC 000741/1972 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. This is an appeal against a conviction for careless driving. The first point argued on the appeal relates to a ruling upon a preliminary objection that due notice of intended prosecution had not been given in accordance with s.22 of the Road Traffic Ordinance. The offence was alleged to have been committed on 22nd November 1970 and there was then a long series of delays. An Information was signed on 12th January 1971 but was not laid until 1st February 1971. A summons was not issued until 26t