20 Jul 2016
HKSAR v. SHAH SYED ARIF
- Citation
- HKSAR v. SHAH SYED ARIF
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC298/2015
The summing-up was fair and no arguable grounds for disturbing the jury's unanimous conviction existed; the applicant's status as a torture claimant who abused the privilege of liberty by trafficking in a substantial quantity of cocaine was an aggravating factor justifying enhancement of sentence, but the specific enhancement imposed by the trial judge (1 year 10 months) was excessive and should be reduced to 1 year, producing an overall sentence of 9 years 2 months imprisonment.