Read the full judgment text of CACC 000520/1985 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 25 April 1986 before Roberts, C.J., Kempster, J.A. & Power, J..
Criminal law – sentencing – tariff for possession of opium for unlawful trafficking – appeal – leave to appeal refused – The applicant, aged nearly 74, sought leave to appeal against sentences totaling 3 years and 2 months for possession of opium for trafficking, trafficking, and minor drug offences – The court reviewed past cases including Au Wai v. R., CHEUNG Sum-kok, TANG So v. R., YUEN Ping v. R., and Attorney General v. TSE Ming-muk – The court found no grounds to alter the accepted tariff, noting declining opium use – A guideline scale was suggested for magistrates: over 500 grammes 6-12 months, over 1,000 grammes 12 months-2 years, over 2,000 grammes 2-3 years, over 3,000 grammes 3 years upwards – Application refused.
Legal issues: Tariff for possession of opium for unlawful trafficking
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal against sentence refused.