HKSAR v. Torres Ducuara Julio Cesar

Case No.HCCC 259/2010
Court
High Court CFI
Date22 Sep 2010
Judge
Case Document
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HCCC259/2010

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 259 OF 2010

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  HKSAR  
  v  
  Torres Ducuara Julio Cesar  

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Before:

The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary

Date:

22 September 2010 at 9.48 am

Present:

Mr Peter Power, SADPP, of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
Mr Dominic Yeung, instructed by Messrs George Chan & Co. (assigned by DLA), for the Accused

Offence:

Trafficking in a dangerous drug (販運危險藥物)

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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case

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COURT: Accused, you stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug. You have pleaded guilty in the Magistrates’ Court and you have been committed to the High Court for sentence.

The quantity of drugs involved is 838.59 grammes of a powder and solid containing 466.23 grammes of cocaine. These drugs have been imported into Hong Kong from abroad, so there is an element of aggravation.

All things included, including enhancement, I adopt a starting point of 17 years. I have taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf. There is no real mitigation apart from your plea of guilty for which I shall give you the full one-third discount, reducing the sentence to one of 11 years and 4 months' imprisonment.

You are therefore sentenced to 11 years and 4 months' imprisonment.