Read the full judgment text of CACC 000347/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 23 September 1998 before Chan, Chief Judge H.C., Power, V.-P and Stuart-Moore, J.A..
Criminal law – sentencing – failure to state starting points – discount for guilty plea – treatment centre recommendation – heroin trafficking – small quantities – consecutive sentences – totality principle – R v Lau Tak-ming guidelines – appeal allowed – sentence reduced from 3 years 3 months to 2 years 8 months – substituted sentences of 16 months on each trafficking charge (consecutive) and 6 months on possession charge (concurrent).
Legal issues: Failure to follow treatment centre recommendation · Failure to state starting points for sentencing
Outcome: Leave to appeal granted; appeal allowed; sentences substituted.
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