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The Court of Appeal held that 18 monthsâ imprisonment for operating a prostitution-advertising website was manifestly excessive and ordered the applicantâs immediate release.
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Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and quashed the conviction for living on the earnings of prostitution, holding the evidence was insufficient and the conviction unsafe.
Appeal against conviction for displaying signs advertising prostitution was dismissed. The court upheld reliance on expert police evidence and the appellantâs admission.
Court of Appeal allowed the appeal only on charge 1, holding PW2âs age was not proved, but upheld the remaining convictions for vice-related offences.
Appeal against sentence for living on the earnings of prostitution. The court upheld general deterrence but reduced the sentence from six to four months.
The court convicted on a guilty plea for excessive-interest lending, but acquitted on unlicensed money-lending and prostitution charges for lack of proof.
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