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Topic

Illegal possession of firearms

Legal area

Court

12 May 1995

R. v. TANG WING SHING

Citation

R. v. TANG WING SHING
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC34/1995

The Court held that the trial judge correctly applied the 1989 sentencing guideline and that a six-year sentence was appropriate for the offence; the claimed mitigating factors did not warrant reduction and there was no error in principle, so leave to appeal was refused.
28 Jun 1989

THE QUEEN v. LEE CHI YUEN AND ANOTHER

Citation

THE QUEEN v. LEE CHI YUEN AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC608/1988

Given the gravity of the robberies involving eleven victims, the close proximity to actual use of firearms, and minimal mitigation limited to guilty pleas and recovery of property, the Court held that consecutive sentences of eight years for robbery and six years consecutive for firearms (total 14 years) were not manifestly excessive and should be affirmed.