Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000547/2004 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 3 September 2004.
1. The appellant was convicted after trial on a single count of common assault, contrary to common law and section 40 of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance, Cap.212. Having entered a conviction against the appellant on 8 December 2003, the magistrate, Mr Wyeth, called for and considered a probation officer's report together with a medical report on the appellant from Queen Elizabeth Hospital. On 12 January 2004, the magistrate sentenced the appellant to three months' imprisonment.