Read the full judgment text of CACC 139/2019 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 December 2019 before McWalters JA, Zervos JA.
Sentencing – trafficking in a dangerous drug – concurrent sentence already served – adjustment under s.67A Criminal Procedure Ordinance – remission for good conduct – appeal allowed – sentence reduced from 5 years 2 months to 4 years 9 months – possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride and GBL – guilty plea – magistrate court sentence of 3 months served before trafficking sentencing – judge made concurrent order unaware sentence already served – correction on appeal – no costs ordered
Legal issues: Adjustment of sentence for time already served under concurrent sentence
Outcome: Appeal allowed; sentence reduced from 5 years and 2 months to 4 years and 9 months.
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