R. v. Mohammad Arshad
Read the full judgment text of HCMA 1205/1995 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 January 1996.
1. This was an appeal against a sentence of six months' imprisonment for using an unlawfully obtained travel document. The appellant acknowledged that the sentence itself was generously light but asked for a reduction because of his wife's illness in Pakistan. As his release date was only a month away, I decided, as an act of mercy, to reduce his sentence so that he could be released immediately.
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HCMA001205/1995 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG (Appellate Jurisdiction) MAGISTRACY APPEAL
--------------- Coram : Hon Duffy, J. in Court Date of hearing : 12 January 1996 Date of handing down judgment : 17 January 1996 ------------------------ J U D G M E N T ------------------------ Duffy, J.: 1. This was an appeal against a sentence of six months' imprisonment for using an unlawfully obtained travel document. The appellant acknowledged that the sentence itself was generously light but asked for a reduction because of his wife's illness in Pakistan. As his release date was only a month away, I decided, as an act of mercy, to reduce his sentence so that he could be released immediately. Representation: Mr David Chan, S.C.C., for Crown Appellant Mohammad Arshad in person
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