Likimani v The Queen
Likimani v The Queen (Criminal Appeal No. 322 of 1956) [1956] EACA 13 (1 January 1956)
The court held that the magistrate was entitled to prefer the evidence of the police inspector and laboratory technologist regarding the appellant's intoxication over that of the doctors who examined the appellant later. The conviction was supported by reasonable evidence, and the appellant failed to demonstrate that it was unreasonable or unsupported. The fact that the appellant stopped and slept in the vehicle did not amount to a 'special reason' under section 43(2) of the Traffic Ordinance, 1953, to avoid mandatory disqualification from holding a driving licence. This fact, however, could…
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- Drunk Driving
- Traffic Offences
- Sentencing Mitigation
- Licence Disqualification