10 Oct 2023
香港特別行政區 訴 雷偉明
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 2559
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA166/2023
The appeal is dismissed because the judge correctly applied the public‑place theft sentencing guideline, appropriately reduced the starting point to reflect the low value of goods (HK$310), properly increased the sentence for the appellant's extensive and recent prior convictions, and correctly limited mitigation to the guilty plea (reducing the 10.5‑month term by one‑third to 7 months); the appellant's caregiving claim did not establish a basis for further reduction as the mother was adequately cared for in a residential home.