5 Aug 2009
HKSAR v. LEE KWOK HUNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LEE KWOK HUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA494/2009
The appeal was allowed in that custodial sentences were inappropriate given the appellant's terminal illness, longstanding addiction, the minor nature of the theft and absence of a pattern of similar offending; consecutive imprisonment was unjustified and a conditional discharge on both matters was the appropriate disposal to avoid needlessly depriving the appellant of his remaining months.
- Possession of dangerous drug (heroin)
- Shop theft (shoplifting)
- Conditional discharge
- Mitigation for terminal illness
- Concurrent vs consecutive sentences
- Time served credit