16 May 2017
HKSAR v. GURUNG LAXMAN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. GURUNG LAXMAN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC385/2015
The Court upheld the judge’s inference that the two small packets (0.60g "Ice") were possessed for trafficking but found the inference insufficiently compelling as to the larger packet (6.49g). Exercising its power under s.23 Cap 221, the Court amended the charge sheet to convict the appellant of trafficking in 0.60g and of unlawful possession of 6.49g, and substituted sentences (3 years for trafficking; 18 months for possession with 12 months consecutive), producing a total effective sentence of 4 years, thereby dismissing the conviction challenge in part and allowing the sentence appeal in…