LO YIU FAI v. THE QUEEN
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CACC000345/1976
| IN THE SUPREME COURT | |
| Criminal Appeal | |
| 1976 No.345 |
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| BETWEEN | ||
| LO YIU FAI | Appellant | |
| and | ||
| THE QUEEN | Respondent |
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Coram: Huggins, J.A.
Date of Judgment: 28th April 1976.
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JUDGMENT
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1. I shall not say very much about this case. It is an appeal against a fine of $200 and an order for $100 compensation for criminal damage.
2. The Appellant kicked the door of a public light bus after an argument with the driver. It is still not clear to me how this argument arose or who was to blame for the argument. The learned magistrate said that he took a serious view of this case, and it is certainly to be hoped that drivers of motor vehicles will not settle their disputes in this manner. There is no indication on the record as to the amount of the damage but it is not suggested that $100 is unreasonable and I do not propose to interfere with that order.
3. The Appellant is asking me not to record a conviction because he wishes to go abroad and thinks that a conviction might hinder his application for the necessary papers. I think he is unduly pessimistic about the effect such a conviction might have on his application. I do not think that this is a proper case for not recording a conviction, but, having regard to all the circumstances, I do think that the fine is on the heavy side, and for the fine of $200 there will be substituted a fine of $100.
28th April 1976.
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