6 May 2015
The deputy magistrate correctly applied the Usman Butt guideline, used an elevated starting point because the appellant was convicted after trial, properly credited 165 days administrative detention, found no mitigating factors and imposed 17 months imprisonment; the High Court dismissed the appeal against sentence accordingly.
10 May 2012
The court held that the appellant was entitled to have 57 days of prior administrative detention credited against his 15-month sentence; the sentence was reduced to 13 months notwithstanding earlier instructions to decline credit.
17 Jun 2005
The judge's non‑standard phrasing had an adverse and arguable effect on the applicant's release date because, given statutory credit under s67A(1A), treating the District Court sentence as commencing exactly six months after the Fanling sentences' start produced a later release date than would a conventional order that six months run consecutively; consequently leave to appeal against sentence was properly granted to enable correction.
23 Feb 1999
The jury lawfully accepted the evidence of the informer and police; the applicant's points were peripheral and could not have affected the unanimous guilty verdict. There was no arguable merit to the application for leave to appeal, therefore leave is refused and the court disallowed four months of custody from counting towards the sentence.