18 Feb 2000
HKSAR v. TSANG LING YIM AND OTHERS
- Citation
- HKSAR v. TSANG LING YIM AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1102/1999
The court held that voluntary withdrawal can attract a modest reduction in sentence and allowed limited reductions for the 1st and 3rd appellants; statements in mitigation that rendered the 2nd appellant's plea equivocal meant his plea was a nullity so his conviction and sentence were set aside and the matter remitted for trial; assistants with lesser roles could be dealt with by suspension of sentence. The magistrate's general approach to custody for large-scale operations was upheld but specific mitigation required adjustment for certain appellants.