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Appeal on Drug Trafficking Conviction by ainasafia is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge had seriously misdirected himself in convicting the accused of drug trafficking under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. Specifically: 1) The trial judge failed to make an express affirmative finding of possession by the accused before applying the presumption of trafficking under Section 37(da) of the Act. 2) The trial judge incorrectly referred to presumptions of "transporting" and knowledge of the drugs, when no such presumptions existed un

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