26 Sept 2013
香港特別行政區 訴 黃沃新
- Citation
- 香港特別行政區 訴 黃沃新
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA349/2013
The High Court allowed the appeal in part because the magistrate did not adequately separate the establishment of a sentencing starting point from the assessment of mitigating discounts and did not clearly account for the appellant's voluntary disclosure and partial repayment; having regard to the aggregate amount, duration and seriousness immediate custody remained appropriate but the overall sentence was reduced by two months to reflect mitigation, resulting in an 8-month immediate sentence.