Read the full judgment text of CACC 000785/1968 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 6 March 1969.
1. The appellant appeals against his conviction upon a charge of unlawful possession of "traces of diacetylmorphine hydrochloride". The facts found by the learned magistrate can be briefly stated. The appellant was seen smoking a cigarette in the street. He was walking in a peculiar manner which appears to have aroused the suspicions of a corporal of police. The corporal arrested the appellant and seized the cigarette. The cigarette was later sent to the Government Chemist, who has certified tha