Read the full judgment text of CACC 000149/1987 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The applicant TO Shing is aged 47 and is a farmer in the New Territories. He was charged with possession of a dangerous drug for the purpose of unlawful trafficking and was after trial convicted of that offence and sentenced to 11 years. He now appeals against that sentence on the ground that it is wrong in principle and manifestly excessive and that sufficient consideration was not given to mitigating factors.