Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Sentencing range and parity

Legal area

Court

19 Aug 2003

HKSAR v. LIYANADURA, HIMALI JAYAMANNA SILVA

Citation

HKSAR v. LIYANADURA, HIMALI JAYAMANNA SILVA
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA563/2003

The magistrate's sentencing decisions fell within the acceptable range for the offences, properly considered mitigation, and were neither wrong in principle nor manifestly excessive; therefore the appeal is dismissed and the sentences are upheld.
15 Aug 1996

R. v. IQBAL ZAHID alias ZAHID IQBAL

Citation

R. v. IQBAL ZAHID alias ZAHID IQBAL
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA560/1996

The appeal was allowed in part: the sentence for breach of condition of stay was excessive in light of the appellant's surrender and was reduced from six to three months; the six month sentences for use of an unlawfully obtained travel document and for knowingly making a false representation were upheld and ordered to run concurrently with each other but consecutively to the three month term, producing a total of nine months' imprisonment.