HKSAR v. Odira Sharon Lensa

Case No.HCCC 467/2013
Court
High Court CFI
Date24 Jan 2014
Judge
Case Document
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HCCC 467/2013

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO 467 OF 2013

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  HKSAR  
  v  
  ODIRA Sharon Lensa  

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Before: The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary
Date: 24 January 2014 at 9.47 am
Present: Mr Peter Power, SADPP, of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
  Mr Phil Chau, instructed by Messrs Boase, Cohen & Collins (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, I have taken into account everything urged on your behalf. You stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug. You pleaded guilty at the Magistrates’ Court and you have been committed to the High Court for sentence.

The quantity of drugs involved is 0.95 kilogramme of a mixture containing 0.56 kilogramme of heroin hydrochloride. These drugs were imported into Hong Kong and therefore calls for enhancement.

All things considered and being as lenient as I can consistent with my duty, I adopt a starting point of 18½ years’ imprisonment, enhance it by 1 year, making a total of 19½ years’ imprisonment.

Having taken into account everything that has been urged on your behalf, including your plea of guilty, I shall give you the full one-third discount thereby reducing the sentence to one of 13 years’ imprisonment from that starting point.

You are therefore sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment.