Read the full judgment text of CACC 000010/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 July 1997 before Power, V.-P., Mortimer, Mayo, JJ.A..
Criminal law – robbery – armed robbery – taxi driver robbery – sentencing – discount for guilty plea – leave to appeal – starting point – Mo Kwong Sang – Tran Van Anh – The applicant pleaded guilty to robbery of a taxi driver with a knife; victim locked in boot. Trial judge imposed 4 years with 1/4 discount. On appeal, court held starting point should have been at least 6 years under Mo Kwong Sang and Tran Van Anh, so 4 years not excessive despite insufficient discount. Application refused.
Legal issues: Appeal against sentence - discount for guilty plea
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal against sentence refused.