HKSAR v. Yip Wun Pan

Case No.HCCC 132/2011
Court
High Court CFI
Date21 Jun 2011
Judge
Case Document
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HCCC132/2011

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 132 OF 2011

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  HKSAR  
  v  
  YIP Wun-pan  

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Before: The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary
Date: 21 June 2011 at 9.48 am
Present: Mr W T Chiu, SPP of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
Mr Lo Chi-lam, Caesar, instructed by the Legal Aid Department, 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: Yip Wun-pan, you stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug.

You have pleaded guilty at the Magistrates’ Court and have been committed to the High Court for sentence.

The quantity of drugs involved is 246.47 grammes of a powder containing 195.88 grammes of ketamine. For that quantity of drugs, I take a starting point of 8 years.

I have taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, including your co‑operation and your plea of guilty. I shall give you the full one-third discount, and I will sentence you to 5 years and 4 months’ imprisonment.