8 Jun 2012
HKSAR v. CHEUNG MO TAK
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHEUNG MO TAK
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA89/2012
The appeal was dismissed because the magistrate properly exercised sentencing discretion: he lawfully took judicial notice of the rhinoceros' endangered status, properly concentrated on the facts of the case (including the high value of the horns and the appellant's role), applied a three‑month starting point and reduced it by one third for an early guilty plea to two months, and there was no exceptional circumstance warranting suspension or interference with the sentence.