Mr Maurice Tracy, instructed by Messrs Knight & Ho (assigned by DLA)
HCCC 307/2011
HCCC307/2011
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 307 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 dangerous drugs. You have pleaded guilty at the Magistrates’ Court and you have been committed to the High Court for sentence.
The amount of drugs involved in this case is 0.98 kilogramme of a mixture containing 0.57 kilogramme of heroin hydrochloride and 0.1 kilogramme of monoacetylmorphine hydrochloride. These drugs had been imported into Hong Kong and therefore calls for enhancement. All things considered, including the amount of drugs involved and the international element, I adopt a starting point of 21 years’ imprisonment. I have taken into account everything that Mr Tracy has urged in mitigation on your behalf. I shall give you the full one-third discount thereby reducing the starting point to one of 14 years’ imprisonment. I therefore sentence you to 14 years’ imprisonment.
The amount of drugs involved in this case is 0.98 kilogramme of a mixture containing 0.57 kilogramme of heroin hydrochloride and 0.1 kilogramme of monoacetylmorphine hydrochloride.
These drugs had been imported into Hong Kong and therefore calls for enhancement.
All things considered, including the amount of drugs involved and the international element, I adopt a starting point of 21 years’ imprisonment.
I have taken into account everything that Mr Tracy has urged in mitigation on your behalf. I shall give you the full
one-third discount thereby reducing the starting point to
one of 14 years’ imprisonment.
I therefore sentence you to 14 years’ imprisonment.