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Hong Kong Case Law

Reoffending

  • 9 Apr 2024

    香港特別行政區 訴 黃翊

    Citation
    [2024] HKCFI 1150
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA61/2024

    The High Court reheard the matter and concluded the magistrate's starting point of 24 months' imprisonment was appropriate given the low quality of the single counterfeit HK$1,000 note, the summary jurisdiction limit, and mitigating factors (single note, willingness to compensate), while recognising prior similar convictions and prompt reoffending as aggravating factors; after one‑third guilty‑plea discount the final sentence of 16 months and a compensation order of HK$900 were not manifestly excessive, so the appeal is dismissed.

  • 30 Oct 2020

    香港特別行政區 訴 甘俊傑

    Citation
    [2020] HKCA 875
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC168/2019

    The Court held the trial judge's 14-year benchmark for attempted rape was manifestly excessive on the facts; a 12-year starting point properly reflected the gravity given the aggravating features. Applying the admitted one-third guilty-plea reduction produced an 8-year term for count 2. The 3 years 4 months sentence for robbery (count 1) was appropriate but only 1 year of it should run concurrently with the 8-year term for count 2; the remainder and the short sentences for counts 3 and 4 should run consecutively, producing an aggregate sentence reduced from 12 years to 10 years 8 months.