Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 11 March 1998.
1. The applicant pleaded guilty in the District Court to 20 counts of obtaining property by deception (commonly known as deception), contrary to s 17(1) of the Theft Ordinance (Cap. 210). He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment on each count and the sentences were to run consecutively totalling 40 months' imprisonment (i.e. three years and four months). He now applies for leave to appeal against sentence.