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DCCC470/2011
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 470 OF 2011
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Before:
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Deputy District Judge Giles Surman
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Date:
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8 August 2011 at 3.10 pm
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Present:
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Ms Flavia Fung, Counsel on fiat, for HKSAR
Mr David A S Khosa, instructed by S H Chan & Co., for the Defendant
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Offence:
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Attempted burglary (企圖入屋犯法罪)
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Reasons for Sentence
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1. Defendant, I have convicted you after trial of one count of attempted burglary.
2. The facts that I found I convicted you on are that in the early hours of the morning of 8 April 2011 you used a screwdriver in an attempt to pry open the padlock of a very small grocery shop located on the ground floor, street level, partially underneath the staircase of a building that fronted onto Marble Road in North Point.
3. I have listened to what has been said on your behalf and I have had the benefit of hearing your evidence during the course of the trial. And I note your age. I note your current status with regard to your immigration here in Hong Kong. And I note particularly that your wife and son are no doubt dependent on obviously not your income, but on your wellbeing.
4. In respect of this case, I take a starting point sentence of 2 years’ imprisonment. You have been convicted after trial and therefore the sentence that I impose is one of 2 years’ immediate imprisonment.
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(Giles Surman)
Deputy District Judge |
Please refer to CACC348/2011 for the relevant appeal(s) to the Court of Appeal. |