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  • 30 Jun 2022

    HKSAR v. NYAMTOGTOKH UURIINTUYA

    Citation
    [2022] HKCFI 2024
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA31/2022

    The appeal is allowed in part: the correct starting point for a non-first offender in pick-pocketing is 15 months; add 3 months for this being the appellant's fourth like offence within two years, 3 months for offending shortly after release, and 3 months for being a recognizance holder, yielding 24 months before discount; after a one-third discount for guilty plea the final sentence is 16 months imprisonment; no order as to costs.