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HCCC252/2010
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 252 OF 2010
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HKSAR |
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Gomes Da Silva Marcia |
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Date:
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7 March 2011 at 10.06 am
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Present:
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Mr Peter John Power, SADPP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
Mr James H M McGowan, instructed by Vidler & Co., assigned by the Director of Legal Aid, for the Accused
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Offence:
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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: The defendant pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug, namely, 733.04 grammes of cocaine by pure narcotic content.
The facts of the case are simple. The police raided the defendant’s hotel room and found the drug in question. The defendant now admits that she had brought the drug to Hong Kong from Brazil for financial gain.
The defendant is aged 25, soon to be 26. She is a Brazilian national with no criminal record in Hong Kong or reportedly in Brazil. She is said to have come from a deprived background and committed the present offence to improve her mother’s livelihood and to start a small business.
Given the quantity of the drug involved and the fact that this is a case of trans-national trafficking, a starting point of 21 years is, I believe, appropriate. For the guilty plea, it will be reduced by one-third to 14 years.
There being no other mitigating factor that these courts recognise, that is the sentence I pass on the defendant. 14 years.
Please refer to CACC246/2014 for the relevant appeal(s) to the Court of Appeal. |