Yu Shing-hoi v. The Queen

CACC000826/1976

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HONG KONG

(APPELLATE JURISDICTION)

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 826 OF 1976

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Coram: Cons J.

Date of Judgment: 18th August, 1976.

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JUDGMENT

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1. The appellant was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for possession of dangerous drugs. That was a perfectly proper sentence. However, a few days before it was passed the appellant was sentenced in another court to thirty months' imprisonment. The aggregate will thus amount to thirty-nine months less a few days. This is in excess of the maximum of three years prescribed by sec. 57 of the Magistrates Ordinance. I, therefore, propose to reduce the sentence from nine months to six months.

Representation:

Appellant in person.

William Li, Crown Counsel, for the respondent.