Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001293/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 January 1997.
1. The Appellant was convicted after a trial of burglary and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. He was seen climbing out of a ventilation window from a domestic unit in Fung Hing House in Chaiwan. Property including a gold plate and cash were stolen. He originally appealed against conviction and sentence. Mr Allan for the Appellant informed me that the Appellant had now abandoned his appeal against conviction and he appealed against sentence only.