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Hong Kong Case Law

Supergrass/cooperation
  • 16 Dec 1999

    HKSAR v. MAN MAN TAI

    Citation
    HKSAR v. MAN MAN TAI
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA966/1999

    The court held that where an accused gives assistance to the prosecution by giving evidence leading to conviction in another case, a 60% discount for that assistance was appropriate in this case (appellant did not qualify as a multi-case 'supergrass'); applying a 60% discount to the two‑year starting point reduced the sentence to nine months and the appeal was allowed to that extent.