10 Feb 1975
YIP CHI-HUNG AND ANOTHER v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- YIP CHI-HUNG AND ANOTHER v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC1112/1974
The Full Court held the original sentences were manifestly excessive in the light of (a) the need to assess the offence on its actual character rather than over-emphasising the original attempted murder charge, and (b) comparative sentencing considerations and mitigation; it substituted reduced terms of five years for the first appellant and six years for the second, the one year differential properly reflecting the first appellant's surrender and cooperation with police.