Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Late guilty plea discount

Legal area

Court

20 Feb 2019

HKSAR v. SINGH GURSEVAK

Citation

[2019] HKCA 179
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC139/2018

The Court held that given the particularly brutal facts, the severe injury to the victim, the broader impact on community security and Hong Kong's reputation, and the need for denunciation and deterrence of Form 8 holders, a 2 year enhancement was within the sentencing judge's discretion and not manifestly excessive; leave to appeal was refused and the sentence upheld.
31 Jul 2015

HKSAR v. WONG CHUN KIT

Citation

HKSAR v. WONG CHUN KIT
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC301/2014

The single-judge decision dismissing leave is based on the finding that the offences on 4 and 6 June 2002 were separate and independent despite the same victim, the judge properly exercised sentencing discretion by applying reduced guilty-plea discounts because the applicant absconded for over 11 years, and ordering the sentence for failure to surrender consecutively did not constitute impermissible double counting; the total aggregate sentence was appropriate and within lawful sentencing principles.