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Topic

Concurrent and cumulative sentencing

Legal area

Court

14 Nov 1997

HKSAR v. FONG KIN CHEUNG

Citation

HKSAR v. FONG KIN CHEUNG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC11/1997

The out-of-time application in No.11/1997 was dismissed because the applicant gave an unsatisfactory explanation for delay and the appeal had no prospect of success; the application in No.237/1997 was dismissed because the sentencing judge had properly applied the totality principle, the sentence was not excessive and the offence committed while on bail was an aggravating feature.
25 Apr 1996

THE QUEEN v. TSUI KA CHEUNG

Citation

THE QUEEN v. TSUI KA CHEUNG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC512/1995

The Court held that although the 28-year total sentence was on the high side, it was not manifestly excessive given the importation and use of firearms and the prolonged course of offending; accordingly the application for leave to appeal sentence was refused and the sentence affirmed.
17 Mar 1995

R. v. WONG CHI MING and Another

Citation

R. v. WONG CHI MING and Another
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC505/1994

The Court refused leave to appeal because the sentencing judge adopted appropriate starting points, applied lawful and proportionate discounts for guilty pleas and cooperation, properly addressed mitigating factors and there was no basis for appellate interference with the sentences imposed.