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HKSAR v. Surinder Singh

Please refer to CACC348/2011 for the relevant appeal(s) to the Court of Appeal.
Case No.DCCC 470/2011
Court
District Court
Date08 Aug 2011
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DCCC470/2011

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 470 OF 2011

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  HKSAR  
  v.  
  Surinder Singh  

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Before: Deputy District Judge Giles Surman
Date: 8 August 2011 at 3.10 pm
Present: Ms Flavia Fung, Counsel on fiat, for HKSAR
Mr David A S Khosa, instructed by S H Chan & Co., for the Defendant
Offence: Attempted burglary (企圖入屋犯法罪)

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Reasons for Sentence

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1.Defendant, I have convicted you after trial of one count of attempted burglary.

2.The facts that I found I convicted you on are that in the early hours of the morning of 8 April 2011 you used a screwdriver in an attempt to pry open the padlock of a very small grocery shop located on the ground floor, street level, partially underneath the staircase of a building that fronted onto Marble Road in North Point. 

3.I have listened to what has been said on your behalf and I have had the benefit of hearing your evidence during the course of the trial.  And I note your age.  I note your current status with regard to your immigration here in Hong Kong.  And I note particularly that your wife and son are no doubt dependent on obviously not your income, but on your wellbeing. 

4.In respect of this case, I take a starting point sentence of 2 years’ imprisonment.  You have been convicted after trial and therefore the sentence that I impose is one of 2 years’ immediate imprisonment. 

(Giles Surman)
Deputy District Judge

Please refer to CACC348/2011 for the relevant appeal(s) to the Court of Appeal.