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  • 14 Mar 2025

    HKSAR v. LUO ZHIHENG

    Citation
    [2025] HKCA 281
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC181/2024

    Leave to appeal was refused because the High Court concluded the sentencing judge adopted proper starting points for both offences, reasonably applied the combined approach and enhancements for aggravating features (offending while on bail, recent similar convictions, variety of drugs), and correctly applied the plea discount and totality principle; therefore the sentence was not manifestly excessive.

  • 15 Nov 2021

    HKSAR v. LUO GUIYANG

    Citation
    [2021] HKCA 1321
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC44/2021

    The judge correctly identified significant aggravating factors (coming to Hong Kong to offend twice, occupied domestic premises at early hours, use of tools and climbing drainpipes, multiple offences and joint offending), appropriately uplifted the 3‑year starting point by nine months for each offence, applied a one‑third reduction for guilty pleas but no further discount, and properly applied totality to reach an overall sentence of 3 years and 5 months; the resulting sentence was not manifestly excessive and leave to appeal was refused.

  • 13 Jul 2021

    HKSAR v. RAMOS JR FREDJEWELL A

    Citation
    [2021] HKCA 1010
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC88/2021

    Personal circumstances of the offender (including need to obtain employment) do not amount to "special reasons" under s4(2)(a) Cap 272 to avoid or reduce the mandatory minimum 12‑month disqualification; therefore there was no arguable ground to vary the disqualification and the out‑of‑time application for leave was refused.

  • 24 Jul 2018

    HKSAR v. CHEONG MAN KIT

    Citation
    [2018] HKCA 434
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC394/2017

    Leave to appeal was refused because, notwithstanding the trial judge having been technically misinformed about bail for the seven earlier offences, the applicant had absconded from an earlier police bail and there were clear aggravating features—persistent dishonesty and an egregious betrayal of trust—such that the imposed sentence was not manifestly excessive and enhancement of the starting point was justified.

  • 3 Dec 2015

    HKSAR v. WONG YIK SUN

    Citation
    HKSAR v. WONG YIK SUN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC244/2015

    Leave to appeal was refused because it was not reasonably arguable that the sentence was manifestly excessive or wrong in principle: the sentencing judge applied an appropriate starting point, properly enhanced it for the applicant's serious record, legitimately applied a one‑third plea discount, and correctly imposed a consecutive term to reflect overall criminality and deterrence.

  • 9 Mar 2015

    HKSAR v. ANDRIANI WIBI ASTUTIK

    Citation
    HKSAR v. ANDRIANI WIBI ASTUTIK
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC296/2014

    Where a domestic helper stole multiple genuine credit cards from her employer and used them repeatedly over months, the trial judge was entitled to adopt deterrent starting points comparable to those applied in simple credit card fraud cases (3 years or more), to treat the conduct as a gross breach of trust with substantial potential loss, and to conclude the aggregate sentence imposed (3 years 6 months) was not manifestly excessive.

  • 2 Aug 2011

    HKSAR v. ERDENETUYA, GENDENRAVJAA

    Citation
    HKSAR v. ERDENETUYA, GENDENRAVJAA
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA453/2011

    The magistrate's sentences were within the appropriate range, properly accounted for aggravating factors (high value goods, multiple offences, use of foil-lined bag) and applied the totality principle in ordering concurrent and consecutive terms, therefore the sentence was neither excessive nor wrong in principle and the appeal is dismissed.

  • 7 Dec 2009

    HKSAR v. LEUNG WAI MAN

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LEUNG WAI MAN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC24/2007

    The Court held that, in the absence of aggravating factors and having regard to precedent and the need to leave room for worse cases, the appropriate starting point for trafficking 167.3 kg of ketamine was 27 years; applying the full discount for the guilty plea reduced the sentence to 18 years, and the concurrent order with Count 1 was left intact resulting in totality of 18 years imprisonment.

  • 25 Jul 2008

    HKSAR v. AU KOON YIP

    Citation
    HKSAR v. AU KOON YIP
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC271/2007

    The Court held the 4-year custodial sentence was not manifestly excessive. The trial judge was entitled to consider the full context — including recruitment activity indicating the scam would likely have continued and the potential for greater loss — and to take into account the applicant's lack of remorse and absence of a guilty plea; accordingly the leave application to appeal against sentence was dismissed.

  • 14 Nov 2001

    HKSAR v. LAW KA KIT & OTHERS

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LAW KA KIT & OTHERS
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC97/2001

    Given the planned series of very serious armed robberies involving a real firearm, tying and blindfolding of victims and gang activity, the sentencing judge's starting points and adjustments for age produced overall terms that were within the permissible range; D2's extreme youth warranted some reduction (resulting total 10 years) but did not justify further reduction or other disposal; D3 and D4's sentences (12 years) were not manifestly excessive and the applications for leave to appeal against sentence were properly dismissed.