Read the full judgment text of CAAR 13/2010 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 13 May 2011 before Cheung JA, Yeung JA, Yuen JA.
Criminal law – money laundering – bookmaking – sentencing – review – manifestly inadequate starting point – amount of black money – duration of offence – guilty plea – concurrent sentences – application allowed – sentence increased from 14 months to 2 years 6 months imprisonment.
Legal issues: Sentencing starting point for money laundering offence
Outcome: Application for review of sentence allowed; sentence increased from 14 months to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment.
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