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Topic

Age of offender

Legal area

Court

24 Oct 2002

HKSAR v. PANG CHAI

Citation

HKSAR v. PANG CHAI
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA764/2002

The appeal was dismissed because the learned magistrate applied correct sentencing principles, selected an appropriate starting point, gave the standard discount for guilty plea and additional reduction for age, and the resulting 10 month sentence was not manifestly excessive.
30 Nov 1991

THE QUEEN v. IP MOU YUEN

Citation

THE QUEEN v. IP MOU YUEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC239/1982

The Court accepted the documentary evidence as credible and admissible under s.83V(2), held medical age estimation was inconclusive and unnecessary, and ruled that the Court of Appeal may itself determine under s.70 whether it appears the offender was under 18; on that basis the Court found the appellant was under 18 at the time of the offence and set aside the death sentence and commuted sentence, substituting detention until Her Majesty's pleasure.