R. v. MOHAMMAD ARSHAD
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HCMA001205/1995
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
(Appellate Jurisdiction)
MAGISTRACY APPEAL
NO. 1205 OF 1995
| BETWEEN | ||
| THE QUEEN | Respondent | |
| AND | ||
| MOHAMMAD ARSHAD | Appellant |
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Coram : Hon Duffy, J. in Court
Date of hearing : 12 January 1996
Date of handing down judgment : 17 January 1996
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J U D G M E N T
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Duffy, J.:
1. This was an appeal against a sentence of six months' imprisonment for using an unlawfully obtained travel document. The appellant acknowledged that the sentence itself was generously light but asked for a reduction because of his wife's illness in Pakistan. As his release date was only a month away, I decided, as an act of mercy, to reduce his sentence so that he could be released immediately.
Representation:
Mr David Chan, S.C.C., for Crown
Appellant Mohammad Arshad in person
| (J.M. Duffy) | |
| Judge of the High Court |