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Topic

Consecutive v concurrent sentences

Legal area

Court

23 Nov 2016

HKSAR v. CRISTIAN ALBERTO CARDONA QUINCHIA also known as DANIEL MARTIN CHAVEZ CANO and CHAVEZ CANO DANIEL MARTIN

Citation

HKSAR v. CRISTIAN ALBERTO CARDONA QUINCHIA also known as DANIEL MARTIN CHAVEZ CANO and CHAVEZ CANO DANIEL MARTIN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC106/2016

Leave to appeal against sentence was granted (except ground 3) because the judge misinterpreted Wabhi Tri‑Wahyu and there are arguable errors on whether consecutive sentences were justified and whether the sentencing range applied to the drug possession charge was unduly restrictive, making appellate consideration necessary.
3 Oct 2003

HKSAR v. LO CHUNG YIN

Citation

HKSAR v. LO CHUNG YIN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC155/2003

The court held the aggregate sentence as constituted was excessive under the totality principle; it fixed an appropriate total before discount (5 years 9 months), applied the one‑third guilty plea reduction (resulting in 3 years 10 months), and achieved that result by ordering nine months of the three years and four months term to run concurrently with earlier sentences so that two years seven months of the present sentence runs consecutively to the earlier terms.