Read the full judgment text of CACC 000584/1999 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 31 March 2000.
1. The applicant pleaded guilty in the District Court before Judge Hawkes to one count of wounding with intent and one count of arson with intent. The Judge made a hospital order of indefinite duration pursuant to s. 45 of the Mental Health Ordinance, Cap. 136. The applicant seeks leave to appeal against this sentence, contending that the period of the hospital order should be fixed.