LI SHU-CHUNG v. THE QUEEN
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CACC001026/1977
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
(Appellate Jurisdiction)
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1026 OF 1977
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| BETWEEN | ||
| LI Shu-chung | Appellant | |
| and | ||
| The Queen | Respondent |
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Coram: O'Connor, J. in Court
Date of Judgment: 1st October, 1977
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JUDGMENT
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1. The appellant was convicted on his pleas of guilty to a charge of possession of syringes being articles fit and intended for the injection of dangerous drugs and a charge of possession of dangerous drugs. It is unnecessary to recite the facts in any detail. The appellant who was a drug addict with numerous convictions of the type usual in such cases, was found with syringes and drugs all obviously intended for his own use. The learned magistrate sentenced him to three months imprisonment on each charge and ordered them to run consecutively making an effective total of 6 months. I consider that no complaint can be made about the total length of sentence but that it ought to have been achieved by two sentences of six months each to run concurrently as the offences are closely connected in time, similar in character and complementary to each other.
| (R. O'Connor) | |
| Judge of the High Court |
Representation:
Appellant in person
Chandler, C.C., for Crown/Respondent.