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HKSAR v. Udeze Chukwuka

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Case No.HCCC 284/2013
Court
High Court CFI
Date24 Apr 2014
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Case Document
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HCCC 284/2013

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO 284 OF 2013

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  HKSAR  
  v  
  Udeze Chukwuka  

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Before: The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary
Date: 24 April 2014 at 4.22 pm
Present: Mr Duncan Percy, counsel-on-fiat,instructed by the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
Mr Robert Andrews, instructed by Messrs Haldanes (assigned by DLA), for the accused
Offence: Trafficking in dangerous drugs(販運危險藥物)

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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case

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COURT: Accused, you have been convicted as charged by the jurors’ verdict. I have taken into account everything said on your behalf by your counsel. I have done so in order to pass on you the most lenient sentence which I can pass without departing from my duty to pass an appropriate sentence. In doing so, I have taken into account everything capable of amounting to mitigation on your behalf.

For this quantity of drugs, leaving aside for the moment the enhancement called for by the fact that this offence involved the importation of drugs into Hong Kong, I consider a sentence of 23 years’ imprisonment appropriate.

As to enhancement, I consider an enhancement by 2 years’ imprisonment appropriate.

In the result, I sentence you to 25 years’ imprisonment.