17 Jul 2015
HKSAR v. BAIG MIRZA FAISAL
- Citation
- HKSAR v. BAIG MIRZA FAISAL
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA185/2015
The conviction and sentence were upheld because the magistrate properly found on the evidence that the appellant did not honestly believe the identity card was genuine (rejected as implausible given surrounding circumstances and inconsistencies), the chain of evidence and the Government Chemist's s65B statement supported the finding that the card was forged and was the exhibit, refusal to grant further adjournment or admit the proffered documents was justified, and there were no exceptional mitigating factors to reduce the sentence of 21 months which followed the applicable sentencing precede…