6 Jul 1984
Because the near‑identical police accounts combined with admissions of discussion among officers, the trial judge's summary rejection of defence evidence and failures in exhibit identification produced a lingering doubt about the safety of each conviction, the Court of Appeal concluded the convictions were unsafe and must be quashed.
3 Aug 1979
Conviction quashed because the prosecution failed to prove that the drugs described in the Government Chemist's Certificates were the same items seized by police (no proper chain of custody or Drug Disposal Constable evidence) and failed to prove that the appellant occupied or possessed the specific cubicle where the drugs were said to be found, rendering the presumption under s.41(1)(c) inapplicable.
26 Apr 1973
The appeal was dismissed because the trial magistrate's factual findings were supported by eyewitness identification of the weapon and the seriousness of the offence combined with the appellant's antecedents warranted the sentence; there was no basis to disturb the sentencing exercise.