13 Oct 1998
Secretary for Justice v. CHENG CHI SIN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- Secretary for Justice v. CHENG CHI SIN AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR5/1998
The Court held the original sentences were manifestly inadequate because the sentencing judge undervalued the statutory maxima and the gravity and protracted nature of the offences and was wrongly influenced by absence of proven public loss; immediate custodial sentences were required, with appropriate starting points of 18 months for the 1st respondent and 9 months for the 2nd, a 50% reduction for the 1st respondent for plea and assistance producing both sentences of 9 months imprisonment and leaving the fines intact.