Read the full judgment text of CACC 187/1973 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The Appellant appeals against a sentence of nine months’ imprisonment for possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. At 1:35 a.m. he was stopped and searched by the police. They found a knife with one end tucked into his shoe and the other fastened to his ankle with a piece of string. The weapon was seven inches in length.