HKSAR v. YEUNG KA SHING
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HCMA000592/2004
HCMA 592/2004
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO. 592 OF 2004
(ON APPEAL FROM NKCC No. 960/2004)
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| BETWEEN | ||
| HKSAR | Respondent | |
| AND | ||
| YEUNG KA SHING | Appellant |
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Coram: Deputy High Court Judge Wright in Court
Date of Hearing: 25 August 2004
Date of Judgment: 25 August 2004
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J U D G M E N T
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1. The Appellant appeals sentences of six months imprisonment imposed after a plea of guilty on each of two charges of theft, the sentences to be served consecutively. Each offence involved the snatching of a woman's handbag: each occurred in the early hours of the morning.
2. The Appellant has a history of similar offences.
3. The sentences were not too severe. The starting point adopted by the Magistrate in each was well below what, in fact, would have been appropriate.
4. The appeal is dismissed.
| (A R Wright) | |
| Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance | |
| High Court |
Representation:
Ms Kathie Cheung, GC of Department of Justice, for the Respondent
The Appellant, in person