Read the full judgment text of CACC 000184/1995 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 22 September 1995 before Power Ag. C.J., Liu J.A., Mayo J.A..
Criminal law – conspiracy – blackmail – sentence – leave to appeal – starting point – discount for plea and cooperation – sentence not manifestly excessive – application dismissed. The applicant, an accountant, conspired to blackmail his employer for HK$10m by threatening to disclose alleged false accounting. He pleaded guilty and assisted police. The judge adopted a starting point of 6½ years and gave generous discount, resulting in 4 years 3 months. The Court of Appeal held that the starting point was within range and dismissed the application.
Legal issues: Application for leave to appeal sentence
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal dismissed.