9 Aug 2005
HKSAR v. Y
- Citation
- HKSAR v. Y
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC230/2004
The Court exercised its discretion under section 83Q(3) CPO to entertain a late application because the applicant provided material assistance to the police which led to the conviction of another; that assistance justified a modest reduction in sentence equivalent to the benefit the applicant would have obtained had he pleaded guilty and given the assistance in time; accordingly leave was granted and the sentence was reduced by four months to 4 years and 2 months imprisonment.