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Hong Kong Case Law

Mitigation and time served
  • 17 Jun 1997

    R. v. CHENG HUNG

    Citation
    R. v. CHENG HUNG
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA288/1997

    Where possession of identity cards is not shown to be connected with overstaying, unlawful employment or any other unlawful purpose and there are no aggravating features, a sentence of 12 months was manifestly excessive; a sentence of six months concurrent was appropriate on these facts and humanitarian mitigation (primary carer responsibilities and time already served) justified immediate release.