5 Sept 1991
THE QUEEN v. NGUYEN VAN-HUY
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. NGUYEN VAN-HUY
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA187/1991
Court held that (1) the police had reasonable grounds to search the appellant; (2) the appellant's recent possession of stolen goods found shortly after the theft permitted the magistrate to infer his participation in the burglary and sustain the convictions; (3) however the magistrate erred in sentencing by failing to obtain reports for a 19-year-old where a non-custodial option might have been appropriate, requiring reduction of sentence and immediate release.