5 Dec 1990
THE QUEEN v. SO WAI
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. SO WAI
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC336/1990
The guilty plea discount must be applied to the maximum sentence the sentencing judge could lawfully impose (the ceiling) rather than deducted from a higher starting point outside his jurisdiction; applying that principle reduced the lawful sentence from 7 years to 6.5 years.