Read the full judgment text of CAAR 000008/1995 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 30 November 1995 before Mortimer JA, Mayo JA, Bewley J.
Criminal law – sentencing – wounding with intent – manifest inadequacy – Attorney General’s application for review – trivial dispute over chairs – use of chopper – loss of eye – mitigation – starting point 5 years – sentence increased to 4 years – s.81A Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221) – s.17 Offences Against the Person Ordinance (Cap 212).
Legal issues: Manifest inadequacy of sentence for wounding with intent
Outcome: Application for review allowed; sentence increased to 4 years imprisonment.
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