Read the full judgment text of CACC 000691/1993 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 May 1994 before Silke V-P, Macdougall V-P, Mortimer JA.
Criminal law – sentencing – trafficking in dangerous drugs – Ice – starting point – guilty plea – discount – insufficient – appeal allowed – sentence reduced – 7 years imprisonment – Applicant stopped with 119g Ice – pleaded guilty at early stage – judge gave 2 years discount from 11 years – court held discount insufficient – substituted 7 years – guideline case Ching Kwok-hung applied – no such thing as inevitable plea – courts must give full credit for early plea.
Legal issues: Starting point for trafficking in 119g of Ice · Discount for early guilty plea
Outcome: Appeal allowed; sentence reduced from 9 years to 7 years imprisonment