Read the full judgment text of CACC 000574/1995 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 21 November 1995 before Power, V.-P., Mayo, J.A. & P. Chan, J..
Criminal law – sentencing – possession of dangerous drug – possession of instruments for smoking – whether offences constitute one transaction – concurrent vs consecutive sentences – The Queen v. Chiu Hung-wong (1994) 1 H.K.C.L.R. 184 – applicant convicted of possessing 33.95 grammes of mixture containing morphine salts and instruments including banknotes, tinfoil, and cigarette box – trial judge imposed 2½ years on first count and 6 months on second count, consecutive – Court of Appeal held that the two charges should be treated as one transaction and sentences should be concurrent – appeal allowed – sentences ordered to be served concurrently – total sentence reduced from 3 years to 2½ years.
Legal issues: Whether sentences for possession of dangerous drug and possession of instruments for smoking should be concurrent or consecutive
Outcome: Appeal allowed; sentences ordered to be served concurrently.