R. v. WONG HEUNG CHI
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CACC000424/1996
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
1996, No. 424
(Criminal)
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| BETWEEN | ||
| THE QUEEN | Respondent | |
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| WONG HEUNG CHI | Applicant |
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Coram: Hon Power Ag. CJ, Liu and Mayo, JJ.A. in Court
Date of hearing: 15 January 1997
Date of judgment: 15 January 1997
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J U D G M E N T
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Mayo JA giving the judgment of the Court:
1. The applicant now seeks leave to appeal only against the sentence of 51/2 years' imprisonment which is imposed upon him for trafficking in a dangerous drug. It was a straight-forward case where the applicant was the subject of a stop and search exercise. He was found to have on him 284.21 grams of a mixture containing 37.11 grams of heroin hydrochloride. This quantity of dangerous drugs falls within the middle to upper band of the second tier of sentences referred to in LAU Tak-ming. Her Honour Judge Wong adopted six years as a starting point and gave the applicant six months credit for his previous good character.
2. Before us the applicant referred to his family difficulties which had been occasioned as a result of his imprisonment. However notwithstanding this the sentence which was imposed upon him was in no way either manifestly excessive or wrong in principle. The application is dismissed. It was an unmeritorious application and we order that two months of the period he has served should not count as his sentence.
| (N.P. Power) | (B. Liu) | (Simon Mayo) |
| Acting Chief Justice | Justice of Appeal | Justice of Appeal |
Representation:
Mr D.G. Saw, SACP for the Crown
Wong Heung Chi - Applicant in person/present