Read the full judgment text of CACC 186/1973 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The Appellant was charged on two charges before the magistrate, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and unlawful possession of dangerous drugs. He pleaded Guilty and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on the first charge and two months’ imprisonment concurrent on the second charge. He appeals only against the sentence imposed for the possession of an offensive weapon. The maximum sentence which the learned magistrate could pass was one of three years’ imprisonment.