15 Aug 1990
THE QUEEN v. CHAN CHOW LUNG
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. CHAN CHOW LUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA393/1990
Although the magistrate's original 18-month sentence was not inappropriate, the appellate court may properly take into account intervening compassionate circumstances (the appellant's son's illness and caregiver difficulties) that arose after conviction and, on that basis, reduce the sentence to 12 months imprisonment.