Mr Maurice Tracy, instructed by Messrs Knight & Ho (assigned by DLA)
HCCC 308/2011
HCCC308/2011
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 308 OF 2011
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Transcript of the Audio Recording of the Sentence in the above Case
COURT: Accused, you stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug. You have pleaded guilty at the Magistrates Court and you have been committed to this court for sentence.
The quantity of drugs involved in this case is 1.2 kilogrammes of a mixture containing 0.71 kilogramme of heroin hydrochloride and 0.12 kilogramme of monoacetylmorphine hydrochloride. You have imported these drugs into Hong Kong and therefore enhancement is called for. All things considered, and including enhancement, I adopt a starting point of 22 years’ imprisonment. Having taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the starting point of 22 years to one of 14 years and 8 months. You are therefore sentenced to 14 years and 8 months’ imprisonment.
The quantity of drugs involved in this case is 1.2 kilogrammes of a mixture containing 0.71 kilogramme of heroin hydrochloride and 0.12 kilogramme of monoacetylmorphine hydrochloride. You have imported these drugs into Hong Kong and therefore enhancement is called for.
All things considered, and including enhancement, I adopt a starting point of 22 years’ imprisonment. Having taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, I shall give you the full one-third discount, thereby reducing the starting point of 22 years to one of 14 years and 8 months.
You are therefore sentenced to 14 years and 8 months’ imprisonment.