The Queen v. Mehedi Hassan
Read the full judgment text of HCMA 916/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 September 1996.
1. There is little that can be said concerning the circumstances of this case. The applicant puts forward his rather distressing family circumstances and the hardship suffered as a result of his incarceration as being grounds for the reduction of the sentence which was imposed upon him. I regret that this is not a good reason for reducing the sentence.
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HCMA000916/1996
----------------- Coram: Hon Mayo JA in Court (sitting as an additional High Court Judge) Date of hearing: 12 September 1996 Date of Judgment: 12 September 1996 ----------------- JUDGMENT ----------------- Mayo JA: 1. There is little that can be said concerning the circumstances of this case. The applicant puts forward his rather distressing family circumstances and the hardship suffered as a result of his incarceration as being grounds for the reduction of the sentence which was imposed upon him. I regret that this is not a good reason for reducing the sentence. 2. The activation of the suspended sentence which had been imposed upon him was of course a separate matter. It is however germane to state that the offence which was the subject of the previous conviction was of a similar nature to this present one. Apparently the applicant has not learnt a lesson from his experience. 3. This application has to be dismissed.
Representation: Mr Leung Kit Wai for Crown Prosecutor Mehedi Hassan - Appellant in person/present |