24 Jul 2025
The sentencing decisions were not manifestly excessive: the judge properly applied a guilty plea discount, considered aggravating factors including recidivism and reoffending on bail, applied the totality principle by ordering partial concurrency and arrived at a justified aggregate sentence; appeal dismissed.
2 Jun 2022
The magistrate did not err in principle: her lower starting points for small quantities were within permitted departures from the 12–18 month range; reductions for guilty pleas were appropriate; committing the second offence while on bail was a valid aggravating factor justifying partial consecutive service; the totality principle was properly applied and the aggregate sentence of four months was not excessive.
8 Feb 2005
The appellate court held that the magistrate's starting points fell within the established Mok Cho Tik guideline, properly treated the second offence committed while on bail as an aggravating factor, and that the resulting sentences, both individually (4 months and 8 months) and cumulatively (12 months consecutive), were not wrong in principle or manifestly excessive; the appeal was dismissed.