11 Nov 1972
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CHEUNG CHI-MAN
- Citation
- THE ATTORNEY GENERAL v. CHEUNG CHI-MAN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR12/1972
The Full Court held that sentencing requires weighing all relevant factors; a sentencer must consider both offender and public interest and may not decide a tariff without regard to the individual; "manifestly inadequate" in s.81A is to be read consistently with appellate jurisprudence's "manifestly excessive" standard, imposing a stringent test on Attorney General review applications which should be exercised sparingly.