Read the full judgment text of CACC 000088/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 29 April 1998 before Power, V.-P., Mayo, Leong, JJ.A..
Criminal law – conspiracy to defraud – sentencing – discount for guilty plea – one-third discount – appeal allowed – sentence reduced from 9 months to 8 months – starting point 12 months – no actual loss – Letters of Credit secured against real property – applicant and wife pleaded guilty at early stage – trial judge gave 25% discount without reasons for departing from one-third – Court of Appeal held one-third discount should have been given – sentence varied accordingly.
Legal issues: Discount for guilty plea
Outcome: Appeal allowed; sentence varied from 9 months to 8 months imprisonment.
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