22 Dec 2004
HKSAR v. LUI WAI MING, REUBEN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LUI WAI MING, REUBEN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1073/2004
Because the appellant's conduct was deliberate and there was no indication his mental state affected culpability, the magistrate was not obliged to obtain a psychiatric report; given the appellant's persistent record of thefts and prior imprisonments the magistrate's starting point and resulting sentence (9 months reduced by one third to 6 months) were within proper exercise of discretion, so the appeal was dismissed.