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Mitigation and mental condition
  • 18 Apr 2013

    HKSAR v. LEUNG KWOK CHI

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LEUNG KWOK CHI
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CAAR6/2012

    Unlicensed possession of the large quantity and variety of weapons and ammunition scattered in a public flat posed a serious societal risk; the appropriate starting point for this case was at least five years' imprisonment; after allowing the one‑third discount for a guilty plea and a further reduction of 10 months for mitigation and review factors, the appropriate sentence was 30 months; the original 18 month sentence fell outside the reasonable range and was increased to 30 months.