香港特別行政區 訴 曾偉雄

香港特別行政區 訴 曾偉雄

Ngo Van Nam applies to stages occurring after 2 September 2016; the applicant did not give the requisite clear, timely, on-record indication of plea at the relevant earlier stage and his assistance, while substantial, fell within the normal discretionary range; therefore the sentencing judge correctly applied a 25%...

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Citation
[2020] HKCA 722
Parties
Applicant: TSANG WAI-HUNG (曾偉雄); Respondent: HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
2 September 2020
Case Number
CACC80/2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal Against Sentence / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence; Hearing Before Court of Appeal
Outcome
application refused; appeal dismissed; original sentence upheld
Legal Topics
Guilty Plea Discounts, Assistance to Authorities, Committal/committal Proceedings, Precedent Application (ngo Van Nam)
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Sentencing Appeal Guilty Plea Discounts Assistance to Authorities Committal/committal Proceedings Precedent Application (ngo Van Nam)

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Parties

TSANG WAI-HUNG (曾偉雄)

Applicant

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal Against Sentence / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence; Hearing Before Court of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the revised guilty-plea discount regime in Ngo Van Nam applies given the timing of committal and subsequent proceedings
  2. 2 Whether inaccurate legal advice to the defendant justifies restoring the full one-third guilty-plea discount
  3. 3 Whether the assistance given to authorities warranted a larger additional discount than the 9% awarded

Ratio Decidendi

Ngo Van Nam applies to stages occurring after 2 September 2016; the applicant did not give the requisite clear, timely, on-record indication of plea at the relevant earlier stage and his assistance, while substantial, fell within the normal discretionary range; therefore the sentencing judge correctly applied a 25% plea discount plus 9% for assistance (total 34%) and the sentence of 16 years 6 months was appropriate and must be upheld.

Court Disposition

application refused; appeal dismissed; original sentence upheld

Orders

  • Application for leave to appeal against sentence refused
  • Original sentence of 16 years 6 months imprisonment upheld