5 Nov 1993
R. v. LAM YUET SIU
- Citation
- R. v. LAM YUET SIU
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC238/1993
The District Court erred in fixing the duration of the Hospital Order by equating it to the prison term the judge would have imposed; the period must be related to the medical evidence of required treatment, and on the evidence a 12‑month Hospital Order was appropriate, so the Court of Appeal reduced the order to 12 months.