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Sentence substitution under s.83b
  • 19 May 2010

    HKSAR v. FAN CHO MAN (D5)

    Citation
    HKSAR v. FAN CHO MAN (D5)
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC302/2008

    Applying s.83B, the court substituted the sentence on the remaining conviction for Fan to effect immediate release because the unique combination of (1) the appeal having quashed other convictions that had previously caused a custodial disparity with co‑accused who had been released under supervision, (2) the appellant having already served substantially more custody than the co‑accused, and (3) only 85 days remaining to serve, made substitution necessary in the interests of overall justice.