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The magistrate did not err in principle or degree when imposing concurrent 9‑month terms with a 3‑month reduction for the appellant's self‑report/plea; the 18‑month starting point endorsed in prior authorities is not manifestly excessive and the ultimate concurrent sentence was reasonable; the appeal is dismissed.
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The High Court dismissed a sentence appeal for false travel document offences, holding that a valid permit and the circumstances of production did not justify lower sentencing.
The court refused to admit the appellant's late documents because they were hearsay, inconsistent with official identity records, and did not satisfy the statutory tests for fresh evidence; the trial judge's credibility findings and admissions were reasonable and entitled to deference, therefore the convictions and concurrent 18-month sentences were affirmed and the appeal dismissed.
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The Court of First Instance dismissed a magistracy appeal against a 12-month sentence for making a false representation to an immigration officer.
刑事上訴被駁回；法庭維持兩項與使用虛假旅行證件及虛假陳述有關的同期12個月監禁刑期，認為個人情況不足以偏離標準刑期。
The High Court dismissed a sentence appeal after a guilty plea to making a false representation to an immigration assistant, holding that eight months’ imprisonment was not excessive.
Appeal against sentence for immigration and identity offences dismissed. The High Court held the 15-month aggregate sentence was not manifestly excessive.
Appeal against sentence partly allowed on compassionate grounds, reducing the appellant’s total imprisonment from 8 months to 5 months and ordering immediate release.
The High Court dismissed an appeal against sentence for false travel document and false representation offences, finding the magistrate’s sentencing approach and totality reasoning were sound.
Appeal against sentence for immigration offences dismissed, save for formalising the sentencing structure. The overall term of 18 months’ imprisonment was upheld.
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