2 Oct 1996
R v. CHIANG SUN KEUNG
- Citation
- R v. CHIANG SUN KEUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC312/1996
The Court refused the appeal and upheld the sentence because the sentencing judge properly exercised his discretion, having considered the appellant's youth, guilty plea and DATC report, and concluded that the gravity of the offences, quantity of drugs, paraphernalia, proceeds and prior record justified imprisonment; the requirement to be cautious before imprisoning young offenders does not entitle them to an absolute preference for DATC, especially for excepted offences under s.109A CPO, and does not require intervention absent a good reason.