11 Jul 2002
HKSAR v. TAGULAO MARCELITA A
- Citation
- HKSAR v. TAGULAO MARCELITA A
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA528/2002
The magistrate's starting point (12 months) based on length of overstaying was acceptable and the one-third guilty-plea discount was properly applied, but the appellant was entitled to additional mitigation credit for voluntarily surrendering to the Immigration Service; therefore the appropriate disposal is to reduce the sentence from 8 months to 6 months imprisonment.