22 Apr 2005
HKSAR v. SO CHI MAN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. SO CHI MAN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC306/2004
Where a defendant's account is highly improbable or manifestly implausible the sentencing judge may reject it without a Newton hearing; the judge did so after viewing the interview and properly applied the 12-year starting point with plea discount, so the appellate court dismisses the application for leave to appeal.