18 Mar 1970
AU YEUNG MING v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- AU YEUNG MING v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC846/1969
The court held that courts must supply copies of probation officer reports and Training Centres Ordinance reports to the offender or his legal representative (without publishing or reading them in open court) so mitigation can be properly advanced; that a medical report as to fitness must be obtained before imposing caning; and that imposing four strokes of the cane in this case was a departure from the usual judicial sentencing practice requiring prior consultation and therefore must be set aside; accordingly the custodial sentence was reduced to reflect removal of the corporal punishment el…