Mr Jonathan Kwan, instructed by Messrs Chan & Tsu (assigned by DLA)
HCCC 311/2011
HCCC311/2011
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 311 OF 2011
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Transcript of the Audio Recording of the Sentence in the above Case
COURT: Law Man-sau, Leo, you stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug.
You had pleaded guilty at the Magistrates’ Court and you have been committed to the High Court for sentence. The quantity of drugs involved is 0.34 kilogramme of a solid containing 0.27 kilogramme of cocaine. For that quantity of drugs I adopt a starting point of 13 years’ imprisonment. I have taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf. I have also read all the letters that have been handed to the court. In all the circumstances I am prepared to give you a slightly larger than one-third discount in this case reducing the starting point to one of 8½ years’ imprisonment. You are therefore sentenced to 8½ years’ imprisonment.
You had pleaded guilty at the Magistrates’ Court and you have been committed to the High Court for sentence.
The quantity of drugs involved is 0.34 kilogramme of a solid containing 0.27 kilogramme of cocaine.
For that quantity of drugs I adopt a starting point of 13 years’ imprisonment.
I have taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf. I have also read all the letters that have been handed to the court.
In all the circumstances I am prepared to give you a slightly larger than one-third discount in this case reducing the starting point to one of 8½ years’ imprisonment.
You are therefore sentenced to 8½ years’ imprisonment.