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Topic

Pickpocketing guideline

Legal area

Court

20 Sept 2021

HKSAR v. CHOI PING-CHIU

Citation

[2021] HKCA 1387
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC62/2021

Given the applicant's own account establishing premeditation and joint enterprise for the credit card fraud, the factual resemblance of the theft to pickpocketing, the applicant's extensive and recent dishonesty record, and the distinctness of the three offences, the starting points, enhancements and the aggregate 40-month sentence were justified; accordingly leave to appeal was refused.
30 Jun 2020

HKSAR v. TALWINDER, SINGH

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 1411
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA61/2020

The magistrate was entitled to adopt a starting point within the pickpocketing guideline and to reduce the guilty plea discount because the appellant had absconded; the reduced discount (slightly less than 25%) and sentence of 9 months and 1 day were proportionate and not excessive, so the appeal is dismissed.