香港特別行政區 訴 李天澤

香港特別行政區 訴 李天澤

Although the trial judge erred in making adverse inferences and intervening regarding the appellant's refusal to provide his phone password, those errors did not render the conviction unsafe because the remaining credible evidence, in particular PW2's contemporaneous detailed observation of the appellant placing a...

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Citation
[2022] HKCFI 2023
Parties
Respondent: 香港特別行政區; Appellant: 李天澤
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
18 July 2022
Case Number
HCMA201/2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal Conviction Appeal / Hearing on Appeal (retrial in High Court)
Outcome
appeal dismissed; conviction upheld
Legal Topics
Voyeurism/indecent Conduct, Digital Device Evidence, Right to Silence, Search of Electronic Devices, Appellate Review of Factual Findings
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Evidence Privacy Law Procedural Fairness Voyeurism/indecent Conduct Digital Device Evidence Right to Silence Search of Electronic Devices +1 more

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Parties

香港特別行政區

Respondent

李天澤

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Conviction Appeal / Hearing on Appeal (retrial in High Court)

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge improperly drew an adverse inference from the appellant's refusal to provide the phone password
  2. 2 Whether the trial judge's interventions created a real risk of bias and denied a fair trial
  3. 3 Whether PW2's evidence of observing the appellant photographing under a skirt was credible and could be seen by PW2 from his position

Ratio Decidendi

Although the trial judge erred in making adverse inferences and intervening regarding the appellant's refusal to provide his phone password, those errors did not render the conviction unsafe because the remaining credible evidence, in particular PW2's contemporaneous detailed observation of the appellant placing a phone between the victim's legs and a flash firing, established the offence beyond reasonable doubt; therefore the conviction is upheld.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed; conviction upheld

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed; conviction upheld