香港特別行政區 訴 張金城

香港特別行政區 訴 張金城

The trial judge's overall direction to the jury was balanced and lawful; the jury was entitled to accept Chen's evidence despite inconsistencies and to convict the applicant. The sentencing judge reasonably inferred multiple shipments of approximately 1kg each from Chen's credible evidence and imposed a...

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Citation
[2019] HKCA 8
Parties
Respondent: 香港特別行政區; Applicant: 張金城 (CHEUNG KIM SHING)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
10 January 2019
Case Number
CACC305/2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal — Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence / Application for Leave to Appeal (refused)
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused
Legal Topics
Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine, Evidence and Credibility, Jury Directions, Sentencing Quantum, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Appeal Sentencing Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine Evidence and Credibility Jury Directions Sentencing Quantum Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences

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Parties

香港特別行政區

Respondent

張金城 (CHEUNG KIM SHING)

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal — Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence / Application for Leave to Appeal (refused)

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge's directions to the jury were biased and deprived the applicant of a fair trial
  2. 2 Whether the jury could properly accept the primary witness's (Chen) evidence despite inconsistencies and motive to lie
  3. 3 Whether there was sufficient evidence to treat multiple prior shipments as each about 1 kilogram for sentencing purposes

Ratio Decidendi

The trial judge's overall direction to the jury was balanced and lawful; the jury was entitled to accept Chen's evidence despite inconsistencies and to convict the applicant. The sentencing judge reasonably inferred multiple shipments of approximately 1kg each from Chen's credible evidence and imposed a proportionate sentence given the aggravating factors; therefore leave to appeal against conviction and sentence is refused.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused

Orders

  • Leave to appeal against conviction refused
  • Leave to appeal against sentence refused