香港特別行政區 訴 林逸楓

香港特別行政區 訴 林逸楓

Applicant failed to discharge the burden to show that disclosure of whether the key prosecution witness was an informant was necessary to establish innocence under the 'innocence at stake' exception to informer privilege; the trial judge's directions to the jury were proper and did not deprive the applicant of a...

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香港特別行政區 訴 林逸楓
Parties
Respondent: 香港特別行政區; Applicant: 林逸楓 (LAM, TIMOTHY YAT FUNG)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
14 July 2014
Case Number
CACC178/2013
Procedural Posture
Criminal (drug Trafficking) Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction and Disclosure Application
Outcome
Application for disclosure of informant status dismissed; application for leave to appeal against conviction dismissed; conviction and sentence upheld
Legal Topics
Informer Privilege, Disclosure Obligations, Innocence at Stake Exception, Jury Directions, Witness Credibility
Source Language
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Criminal Law Evidence Criminal Procedure Drugs Legislation Informer Privilege Disclosure Obligations Innocence at Stake Exception Jury Directions +1 more

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Parties

香港特別行政區

Respondent

林逸楓 (LAM, TIMOTHY YAT FUNG)

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal (drug Trafficking) Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction and Disclosure Application

  1. 1 Whether prosecution witness was an informant and whether non‑disclosure breached disclosure obligations and deprived applicant of a fair trial
  2. 2 Whether the trial judge misdirected the jury in relating the complainant's and applicant's evidence and thereby prejudiced the defence
  3. 3 Whether the applicant met the legal threshold to trigger the exception to informer privilege ('innocence at stake') and justify in camera disclosure

Ratio Decidendi

Applicant failed to discharge the burden to show that disclosure of whether the key prosecution witness was an informant was necessary to establish innocence under the 'innocence at stake' exception to informer privilege; the trial judge's directions to the jury were proper and did not deprive the applicant of a fair trial; leave to appeal and the disclosure application were dismissed, conviction and sentence stand.

Court Disposition

Application for disclosure of informant status dismissed; application for leave to appeal against conviction dismissed; conviction and sentence upheld

Orders

  • Disclosure application refused (no disclosure of informant status)
  • Application for leave to appeal refused