Read the full judgment text of CACC 000471/1993 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 25 March 1994 before Silke, V.-P., Macdougall, V.-P., Bokhary, J.A..
Criminal law – handling stolen goods – sentencing – appeal – starting point – mitigating factors – robbery – Hong Kong – Court of Appeal – revision of sentencing levels – genuine remorse – no previous convictions – lack of premeditation – value of stolen goods – $2m – mobile telephones – uniforms – van driver – co-defendant – sentence disparity – Principles of Sentencing – Professor Thomas – five to seven years range – reduction to three years – application granted – appeal allowed – sentence substituted
Legal issues: Appeal against sentence for handling stolen goods
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal granted; appeal allowed; sentence reduced from four years to three years' imprisonment.
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