Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000114/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 March 2002.
1. The appellant was convicted after trial before a magistrate of one charge of dangerous driving causing death contrary to s.36(1) of the Road Traffic Ordinance, Cap.374 of the Laws of Hong Kong. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and disqualified from driving for a period of three years. At the outset of the trial, he pleaded guilty to driving with alcohol concentration in breath above the prescribed limited (Charge 2) and carrying excessive passengers (Charge 3). In respect of Charge