Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Joyriding

Legal area

Court

10 Jan 2019

香港特別行政區訴黎景文

Citation

[2019] HKCFI 50
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA492/2018

Given the facts as presented on appeal, the court held that a sentence of 6 to 12 months imposed after a plea could not be regarded as wrong in principle or manifestly excessive and that an isolated taking of a car would appropriately attract a sentence in or about 6 months.
23 Sept 1980

CHAU CHI-MAN v. THE QUEEN

Citation

CHAU CHI-MAN v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC722/1980

The magistrate erred by effectively sentencing the appellant on his past record rather than the offence as charged; joyriding, while falling within 'stealing', is generally less serious and the appropriate sentence was substantially lower, warranting reduction of the sentence to four months while leaving the activation of the suspended sentence undisturbed.