Read the full judgment text of CACC 000052/2001 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 February 2003.
1. On 22 November 2000, the Applicants (D1 and D2) pleaded guilty in the Court of First Instance before Deputy Judge Barnes to trafficking in a mixture containing over 45.7 kgs of heroin hydrochloride valued at just over HK$47 million. Having adopted for each Applicant a starting point of 32 years, the judge imposed sentences of 17 years and 161/2 years' imprisonment respectively against which leave to appeal out of time is now sought.