16 Oct 1987
THE QUEEN v. SO LAW CHUEN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. SO LAW CHUEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC473/1987
Although possession of large quantities of explosives is inherently serious, on the specific facts (intended use for fishing, explosives not armed, appellant's good character and family responsibilities, and comparative practice under the Fisheries Protection Ordinance) the two year custodial sentence was excessive; the appropriate sentence was one year imprisonment suspended for one year, and the Court of Appeal therefore set aside the two year sentence and substituted the suspended one year sentence.