14 Sept 1978
LI SIU-CHOR v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- LI SIU-CHOR v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC395/1978
The court held that where an offender has become permanently and catastrophically disabled as a direct consequence of the events surrounding the offence, the balance of punishment and mercy can justify reducing the custodial sentence so as to permit immediate release.