20 Mar 1997
R. v. LAU LAI
- Citation
- R. v. LAU LAI
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA3/1997
Pregnancy of the appellant, being in an advanced stage and a first pregnancy such that childbirth would occur in prison without family support, constituted exceptional humanitarian circumstances permitting departure from the sentencing guidelines and reduction of the 12-month sentence to permit immediate release and repatriation; extension of time to appeal was warranted on that basis and reduction still preserved deterrence given time already served and remissions.