6 Apr 2006
HKSAR v. CHAN PO KEUNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHAN PO KEUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC26/2005
Given the seriousness of a premeditated, sustained triad knife attack in which the appellants were leaders and armed, and having regard to comparative authorities and limited mitigating factors, the Court held the fixed sentences of 29 years were not manifestly excessive; uncertainty of indeterminate detention is not a mitigating factor sufficient to reduce the sentence materially and detailed credit for rehabilitation is principally a matter for the Long-Term Prison Sentences Review Board rather than for the sentencing court.