14 Aug 1995
THE QUEEN v. LAI MEL-YING
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. LAI MEL-YING
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA803/1995
The appellate court found the four months' sentence excessive in light of comparative cases and mitigating factors (early plea and clear record) and therefore reduced the sentence to four weeks, noting that tariff guidelines are impractical and each case must be decided on its own merits.