17 Jun 1997
Magistrate's acceptance of the officer's credible testimony that appellant was holding a syringe containing traces of dangerous drug justified the conviction; the sentence and activation of the suspended sentence were within the magistrate's discretion and not manifestly excessive.
10 Apr 1985
The conviction was upheld because the magistrate had legitimate grounds to accept the prosecution evidence; the sentencing was within the magistrate's discretion but was reduced from concurrent 12 months and 3 months to concurrent 6 months and 3 months in light of the appellant's family circumstances and expressed intention to reform despite prior relapse history.
31 Jan 1978
The appeal was allowed in part because the learned magistrate overlooked the hypodermic syringe wrapped with the drugs when convicting for trafficking; that omission left a reasonable possibility the drugs were for personal use, so the proper conviction is unlawful possession of dangerous drugs and the sentence is reduced to 18 months' imprisonment to run from the date of conviction in the lower court.