24 Jan 2018
Because the applicant's assistance produced the conviction of an associate and the parties agreed a 50% discount applied to the unchallenged 21‑year starting point, the appropriate substituted sentence was 10 years and 6 months' imprisonment (50% of 21 years).
22 Mar 1982
The court held that s.3F(3) of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance mandates transmission of a certificate upon transfer; because no certificate was transmitted, the sentence imposed by the Juvenile Magistrate was set aside and, having considered reports and the appellant's age, the appellate court substituted two years' probation with conditions.
27 Jan 1976
The appellate court held the one month custodial sentence was excessive given the trivial nature of the offence, the provocation, the appellant's clear record and lack of representation before the magistrate, and substituted a fine of $500 for the imprisonment.
13 Nov 1969
The Magistrate failed to comply with s.109A because he did not obtain and consider external information (such as a Probation Officer's report and a Commissioner of Prisons/After‑care report) about the appellant's circumstances and suitability for a Training Centre; after obtaining those reports on appeal which recommended training centre detention and confirmed suitability, the correct sentence was detention in a Training Centre and the 15‑month imprisonment was quashed and substituted accordingly.