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Topic

Possession of housebreaking implements

Legal area

Court

3 Apr 1970

WONG MING v. THE QUEEN

Citation

WONG MING v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC99/1970

Possession of housebreaking implements formed part of the same conduct as the attempted shop breaking; therefore it was wrong in principle to impose separate consecutive sentences for the offences based on the same facts, and the appropriate course is to vary the sentences to concurrent terms, reflecting the aggregate culpability.
10 Jun 1968

LAM SANG AND ANOTHER v. THE QUEEN

Citation

LAM SANG AND ANOTHER v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC212/1968

Although the judge had grave doubts about the legality of trying separately charged offenders together and acknowledged the principle that want of jurisdiction cannot be cured by consent, he declined to quash the convictions because the only practical remedy would be a retrial; having regard to practice and the appellants' consent he dismissed the appeal and affirmed the convictions.