Mr Andrew Raffell, instructed by Messrs Shea & Company(assigned by DLA)
HCCC 286/2010
HCCC286/2010
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 286 OF 2010
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Transcript of the Audio Recording of the Sentence in the above Case
COURT: Lee Shing-ming, you stand convicted on one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug.
The quantity of drugs involved is 53.95 grammes of a crystalline solid containing 49.38 grammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride. For that quantity of drugs, I adopt a starting point of 8½ years’ imprisonment. I have taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, including your co‑operation with the police and your guilty plea. I shall give you a slightly more than one‑third discount, reducing the starting point to 5½ years’ imprisonment. You will therefore be sentenced to 5½ years’ imprisonment.
The quantity of drugs involved is 53.95 grammes of a crystalline solid containing 49.38 grammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride.
For that quantity of drugs, I adopt a starting point of 8½ years’ imprisonment.
I have taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, including your co‑operation with the police and your guilty plea. I shall give you a slightly more than one‑third discount, reducing the starting point to 5½ years’ imprisonment.
You will therefore be sentenced to 5½ years’ imprisonment.