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HCCC 459/2012
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO 459 OF 2012
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HKSAR |
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Lam Yuk-yin, Carman |
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| Before: |
The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary |
| Date: |
22 August 2013 at 10.05 am |
| Present: |
Mr Shaun Kelly, counsel-on-fiat, instructed by the Department of Justice, for HKSAR |
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Mr Oliver Davies, instructed by Messrs Wong & Co (assigned by DLA), for the accused |
| Offence: |
(1) Trafficking in a dangerous drug (販運危險藥物) |
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(2) Possession of a dangerous drug (管有危險藥物) |
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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case
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COURT: The accused, you stand convicted on your own plea of guilty of one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and one count of possession of a dangerous drug. The drugs involved under the trafficking count are 55.63 grammes of a solid containing 43.08 grammes of cocaine. The drugs involved under the possession count are 1.31 grammes of a crystalline solid, containing 1.28 grammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride.
Having regard to the quantity involved under Count 1, I adopt a starting point of 7½ years. Under Count 2, I adopt a starting point of 9 months.
I have taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf - including your pleas of guilty and your family circumstances. All things considered, I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the sentences to one of 5 years’ imprisonment under Count 1 and 6 months’ imprisonment under Count 2.
In all the circumstances and bearing in mind the principle of totality, I accede to your counsel’s submission and order the two sentences to run concurrently to each other.
You will therefore go to prison for a total of 5 years.
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