22 Mar 2019
HKSAR v. PEREZ PERAZA ZULEYMA COROMOTO
- Citation
- [2019] HKCA 352
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC162/2018
No valid reason was given to justify the out‑of‑time application; the starting point and enhancement were correctly applied in accordance with established guidelines; the 10‑month reduction for participation in Father Wotherspoon’s campaign was excessive under the court’s subsequent authority (Kilima) which limits any such discount to a token amount; on correct application of mitigation the sentence should have been approximately nine months longer, therefore the out‑of‑time application is without merit and is refused and the appeal is dismissed.
- Trafficking in dangerous drugs
- Sentencing starting point and enhancements
- Mitigation and discounts
- Out of time appeal/leave to appeal
- Role of personal circumstances