Read the full judgment text of CACC 000206/1995 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 21 May 1996 before Yang, C.J., Power, V.-P., Mortimer, J.A..
Criminal law – bribery – conspiracy – sentencing – appeal – reduction for assistance – District Court jurisdiction – plea discount – supergrass – Senior Inspector of Police – bribes of $600,000 and loans of $700,000 – guilty plea – 5 years imprisonment – appeal allowed – sentence reduced to 4 years – post-sentence assistance – protection of family – Mo Kwong-sang v The Queen [1981] HKLR 610 considered – R v Kwok Chi-kwan and another [1990] 1 HKLR 293 considered – AG v Lau Shek Man and others [1987] 3 HKC 64 referred to
Legal issues: Reduction of sentence for post-sentence assistance to authorities
Outcome: Appeal against sentence allowed; concurrent sentences of 5 years reduced to concurrent sentences of 4 years.