Read the full judgment text of CACC 000288/2004 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 17 August 2004.
1. This is an application for leave to appeal against sentence. On 10 June 2004, the Applicant was tried before Chua D.J. on a charge of trafficking in dangerous drugs. The Applicant had on 2 February 2004 been arrested in Mongkok, Kowloon for trafficking in 54.52 grs of a mixture containing 39.93 grs of heroin hydrochloride. The Applicant pleaded guilty before the trial judge, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 56 months.