2 Jul 1998
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHOI WING WAH
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHOI WING WAH
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR3/1998
The trial judge erred by adopting an insufficient starting point (six years) and by failing to properly treat knowledge and intended use of a handgun as an aggravating circumstance; the correct starting point was 15 years, the guilty plea discount should be reduced because the respondent absconded (reducing the one‑third discount to four years), and effective assistance warranted a further two‑year reduction, resulting in a substituted sentence of nine years' imprisonment.