11 Apr 1973
TAM SAU FUN v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- TAM SAU FUN v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC228/1973
Because the appellant was only 14 and there was credible additional evidence (mother's undertaking and probation officer consultation) indicating a realistic prospect of rehabilitation under supervision, the court held that custody was not mandatory and substituted a two‑year probation order with stringent conditions for the sentence originally imposed.