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Topic

Quashed convictions

Legal area

Court

8 Sept 2006

HKSAR v. HO KWOK HO

Citation

HKSAR v. HO KWOK HO
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC124/2005

Leave out of time was granted and both sentences were reduced to give full credit for periods of remand including periods previously applied to convictions later quashed; first appellant's sentence reduced to 3 years 2 months 28 days (earliest release 27 November 2006) and second appellant's sentence reduced to 3 years 4 months 27 days (earliest release 8 January 2007).
8 Sept 2006

HKSAR v. YIP KENNY

Citation

HKSAR v. YIP KENNY
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC504/2005

Under section 67A CPO the appellants were entitled to have remand time previously applied to convictions later quashed treated as reducing their conspiracy sentences; the court therefore reduced the sentences and adjusted earliest release dates to give full effect to that remand time.