HKSAR v. Gurung Laxman

Read the full judgment text of CACC 385/2015 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 May 2017.

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Case No.CACC 385/2015
Court
Court of Appeal
Date16 May 2017
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Case Document
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CACC 385/2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 385 OF 2015

(ON APPEAL FROM DCCC 501 OF 2015)

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BETWEEN    
  HKSAR Respondent
  and  
  GURUNG LAXMAN (古龍力文) Appellant

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Before: Hon Yeung Ag CJHC, McWalters JA and Pang JA in Court
Date of Hearing: 4 January 2017
Date of Judgment: 16 May 2017

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CORRIGENDUM

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The paragraph 49 on page 15 Line I,

“This device was developed by the Court of Appeal in drug trafficking cases to deal with the situation where a drug trafficker claimed, and the sentencing judge accepted, that a significant portion of the drugs were possessed for the drug trafficker’s own consumption and this may well make a difference to sentence.”

should read

“This device was developed by the Court of Appeal in drug trafficking cases to deal with the situation where a drug trafficker claimed, and the sentencing judge accepted, that a significant proportion of the drugs were possessed for the drug trafficker’s own consumption and this may well make a difference to sentence.”

The paragraph 54 on page 17 Line E,

“Where the claim to self-consumption is made in respect of an unquantifiable amount which is accepted as being a significant portion of the whole then the principles laid down in HKSAR v Wong Suet Hau & Anor and HKSAR v Chow Chun Sang will apply.”

should read

“Where the claim to self-consumption is made in respect of an unquantifiable amount which is accepted as being a significant proportion of the whole then the principles laid down in HKSAR v Wong Suet Hau & Anor and HKSAR v Chow Chun Sang will apply.”

Dated this 19th day of July, 2017.

  (Danny Tse)
  Clerk to Hon McWalters JA

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