Flashcards in DRUGS - Case Law Deck (6)
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R V STRAWBRIDGE - Reasonable Grounds
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R V STRAWBRIDGE
If the accused honestly believed on reasonable grounds that her act was innocent, then she is entitled to be acquitted unless the jury is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that this was not so.
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R V EMERALI - Quantity
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R V EMERALI
- In any drug offence the quantity of the drug involved must be
- measurable and useable.
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R v RUA - ‘Produce or Manufacture’
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R v RUA
The words “produce” or “manufacture” in s6(1)(b) broadly cover the creation of controlled drugs by some form of process which changes the original substances into a particular controlled drug.
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R v MAGINNIS - Supply
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R v MAGINNIS
Supply involves
- More than a mere transfer of physical control,
- It includes enabling the recipient to use the thing for his own purpose.
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R v DURING - Offers
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R v DURING
An offer is
- An intimation by the person charged to another
- That he is ready on request to supply the prohibited drug.
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R v BROWN - Offers to supply
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R v BROWN - Offers to supply
Offers to supply a drug :-
- that he has on hand
- that will be procured at a future date
- that he mistakenly believes he can supply
- deceitfully, knowing he will not supply that drug
