Read the full judgment text of CACC 000246/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 13 November 1997.
1. On 16th April 1997, this Applicant was convicted in the District Court of burglary and remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration after having landed unlawfully in Hong Kong. His Honour Judge Gill sentenced the Applicant to two years' imprisonment on the first charge and to twelve months' imprisonment on the second charge, to be served consecutively. The Applicant now seeks leave to appeal against his total sentence of three years.