Hong Kong Case Law

9 Oct 2003

HKSAR v. YU WEI HAO

Citation

HKSAR v. YU WEI HAO

Court

Court of First Instance

Case number

HCMA737/2003

The Court found the 12 month sentence excessive in light of the authorities and facts; the appeal is allowed and the sentence is reduced to 8 months imprisonment as the appropriate disposal given the distinction between possession and use and comparable cases.

• Possession of forged identity card
• Distinction between possession and use
• Sentencing parity and mitigation
• Inference of intent