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DCCC891/2010
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
CRIMINAL CASE NO.891 OF 2010
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Before:
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Deputy District Judge A Yim
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Date:
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10 September 2010 at 11:53am
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Present:
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Mr William SIU, PP, of the Department of Justice,for HKSAR
Mr CHEUNG Bing Keung, of Messrs Peter Cheung & Co., assigned by the Director of Legal Aid, for the defendant
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Offence:
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(1) Burglary (入屋犯法罪)
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Reasons for Sentence
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The defendant was charged for one count of burglary contrary to section 11(1)(b) and (4) of the Theft Ordinance, Cap.210.
The defendant pleaded guilty and admitted the facts, he is convicted accordingly.
Facts
At about 0340 hours on 10 July 2010, the defendant used a ladder placed near the gate of the warehouse in question to climb into the premises and stolen therein. The defendant had a torch with him to facilitate his stealing inside the dark warehouse. He stole a number of items as stated in the charge; the total value of the stolen properties is $2208.80. All the stolen properties were recovered.
This is a case of non-domestic burglary; I consider the appropriate starting point to be 30 months.
Mitigation
The defendant aged 51, divorced with 2 children both are now independent. He has 20 previous conviction with 9 related to dishonesty. He was unemployed at the material time. He intends to settle in mainland in the future.
The defendant entitled to 1/3 discount for his plea, I do not consider there to be any mitigating factor call for further deduction.
Order
The defendant is sentenced to 20 months imprisonment.
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(A. Yim) |
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Deputy District Judge |
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