香港特別行政區 訴 周毅瑱

香港特別行政區 訴 周毅瑱

儘管罪行極其嚴重且通常須判即時監禁,但鑑於上訴人在案發時為15歲、為初犯、適合教導所訓練且已服刑逾一年,法院認為將原判即時監禁撤銷並改判入教導所更能促進更生,且基於已服刑時間及教導所拘留期的合計仍足以達到懲罰及阻嚇目的,因此在此個案改判入教導所是適當的。

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Citation
[2018] HKCA 532
Parties
Respondent: 香港特別行政區; Appellant: 周毅瑱 (Chau Ngai Tin)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
23 August 2018
Case Number
CACC125/2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
appeal allowed in part; original custodial sentence quashed and substituted with training centre order
Legal Topics
Wounding With Intent, Assault Causing Grievous Bodily Harm, Group Assault, Mitigation and Aggravation, Rehabilitation Orders, Sentence Substitution
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Sentencing Youth Justice Violent Offences Wounding With Intent Assault Causing Grievous Bodily Harm Group Assault Mitigation and Aggravation +2 more

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Parties

香港特別行政區

Respondent

周毅瑱 (Chau Ngai Tin)

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence

  1. 1 Whether immediate imprisonment was necessary given the seriousness of the offence
  2. 2 Whether a training centre (教導所) order was a suitable and lawful substitute for imprisonment for a juvenile offender
  3. 3 Correct application of aggravating and mitigating factors in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

儘管罪行極其嚴重且通常須判即時監禁,但鑑於上訴人在案發時為15歲、為初犯、適合教導所訓練且已服刑逾一年,法院認為將原判即時監禁撤銷並改判入教導所更能促進更生,且基於已服刑時間及教導所拘留期的合計仍足以達到懲罰及阻嚇目的,因此在此個案改判入教導所是適當的。

Court Disposition

appeal allowed in part; original custodial sentence quashed and substituted with training centre order

Orders

  • Quash original sentence of 4 years imprisonment
  • Substitute sentence with detention at a training centre (教導所)