25 Feb 1997
R. v. TANG WING HUNG
- Citation
- R. v. TANG WING HUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC390/1996
The Court held the sentence was lawful and not excessive because the judge correctly placed the offence in the 10-50g tariff band, used a 7 year starting point and applied the full one-third plea discount; the District Court did not exceed jurisdiction as jurisdiction is tied to the permissible sentence not the starting point; the applicant's complaint about absence of legal aid was unsubstantiated and did not vitiate the sentence; a limited deduction of three months remand was appropriate under s.83W due to the unmeritorious nature of the application.