3 Jun 2020
HKSAR v. ISLAM S M MAJHARUL
- Citation
- [2020] HKCA 300
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC67/2019
The appeal is allowed because the correct methodology under the combined approach required using cocaine (the more potent drug) as the base. Applying that methodology: start at 8 years for 51.7g cocaine, increase by 4 years to account for 479.26g ecstasy (to 12 years), enhance 3 months for trafficking in two serious drugs and 1 year for Form 8 recognizance (to 13 years 3 months), then apply full one-third discount for early guilty plea to yield 8 years 10 months imprisonment; the original sentence of 9 years 6 months is set aside and substituted accordingly.