10 Oct 2019
HKSAR v. ISLAM AZHARUL
- Citation
- [2019] HKCA 1135
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC98/2019
The Court concluded the appeal was arguable and granted leave because the judge’s notional sentence could be questioned on arithmetic combined-starting-point grounds, but emphasised sentencing is not purely mathematical; having considered appropriate starting points (around 5 years 9 months) and reasonable enhancements for Form 8 status and multiple drugs (together in the region of 15 months) a notional sentence near 7 years was defensible and the matter merited appellate consideration.