30 Jul 1973
LAI SIU WA AND ANOTHER v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- LAI SIU WA AND ANOTHER v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC475/1973
The magistrate was entitled to convict of common assault but had no jurisdiction to impose 15 months because s.40 of the Offences Against the Persons Ordinance limits maximum imprisonment for common assault to one year; accordingly the appellate court set aside the 15-month sentences and substituted lawful six-month terms given the facts and time served.