24 Oct 2024
The High Court upheld the sentencing judge's conclusion that, having considered the offender's age, background, criminal record and the reports, and given the constraint in s109A CPRO and the unavailability of other disposals, committal to a training centre was the appropriate and not manifestly excessive sentence.
10 Aug 2018
The Court ordered that the appellants recover their costs in the items specified: the magistrate's s104 costs (subject to enforcement of previously given undertakings now not opposed), costs of applications to the Appeal Committee for leave and of the substantive CFA appeals (first appellant's pre-application advice recoverable if properly attributable and taxed), costs of the 2nd appellant's bail pending appeal (and similarly for the 1st if sought), costs of the 2nd and 3rd appellants' Court of Appeal certification applications (but no certificate for three counsel), and costs of the section…
21 Mar 2018
Leave to appeal was granted limited to the arguable ground that the Court of Appeal departed from the established sentencing principle (prevailing guideline/tariff at time of offence), thereby reasonably arguably causing substantial and grave injustice; additionally, leave was granted for the 5th and 6th applicants on the distinct arguable ground that the Court of Appeal failed properly to consider section 109A of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance; other certified questions were refused as already answered and other grounds lacked sufficient merit.