THE QUEEN v. ABBAS MUHAMMAD
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HCMA000009/1996
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
(Appellate Jurisdiction)
(MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO. 9 OF 1996)
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| BETWEEN | ||
| THE QUEEN | Respondent | |
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| ABBAS MUHAMMAD | Appellant |
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Coram : Hon Duffy, J. in Court
Date of hearing : 15 February 1996
Date of handing down judgment : 29 February 1996
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J U D G M E N T
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1. This was an appeal against a sentence of eight months imposed for breach of conditional stay and possession of a false travel document.
2. The sentence was, if anything, on the low side for offences of this sort, but in other respects was perfectly proper. However, the Appellant was able to substantiate his claim that his wife had recently died and therefore, as an act of mercy, I allowed the appeal so that he could be released immediately.
Representation:
Mr P.S. Chapman, C.C., for Crown
Appellant, Abbas Muhammad, in person
| (J.M. Duffy) | |
| Judge of the High Court |