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HCCC175/2011
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 175 OF 2011
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HKSAR |
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Rosnah Binti Abdul Latip |
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| Before: |
The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary |
| Date: |
22 August 2011 at 3.09 pm |
| Present: |
Mr Phil Chau, counsel-on-fiat, instructed by the Department of Justice, for HKSAR |
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Mr Giles Surman, instructed by Messrs Lo, Wong & Tsui (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 have been found guilty by an unanimous verdict of the jury of trafficking in a dangerous drug.
I have given careful consideration to everything said by your counsel on your behalf.
Having regard to the quantity of heroin hydrochloride in which you have unlawfully trafficked in this case, namely, 1,197.16 grammes of a mixture containing 724.12 grammes of heroin hydrochloride, I consider that the appropriate starting point, leaving aside enhancement for the international element involved, is 21 years.
Taking into account the enhancement called for, but also taking into account in your favour the extra hardship that you will suffer by reason of your imprisonment being away from your home and among persons foreign to you, I arrive at a sentence of 22 years’ imprisonment.
I sentence you to 22 years’ imprisonment.
Please refer to CACC368/2011 for the relevant appeal(s) to the Court of Appeal. |