香港特別行政區 訴 葉廸舜及另八人

香港特別行政區 訴 葉廸舜及另八人

The application to consolidate was dismissed because the judge found the original separate trial arrangements were a pragmatic use of limited court resources, there were insufficient grounds to change those arrangements given unavailable large court facilities in the proposed period and the realistic risk of...

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Citation
[2022] HKDC 439
Parties
Prosecution: 香港特別行政區; Defendant: 葉廸舜; Defendant: 黃樂文; Defendant: 陳家裕; Defendant: 吳栢明; Defendant: 羅焯勇; Defendant: 黃穎恩; Defendant: 陳憲; Defendant: 袁晧軒; Defendant: 葉栢亨; Defendant: 吳智杰; Defendant: 陳維聰; Defendant: 陳敦涵; Defendant: 李晁鋒; Defendant: 蔡綺洛; Defendant: 林梅嘩; Defendant: 陳灝良; Defendant: 梁升彥; Defendant: 葉嘉朗; Defendant: 歐榮峰; Defendant: 楊耀; Defendant: 傅之林; Defendant: 羅翔駿; Defendant: 鄭學洺; Defendant: 潘琬瑩; Defendant: 楊麗樺; Defendant: 吳雅芝; Defendant: 黎柏言; Defendant: 韓寶生
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
17 May 2022
Case Number
DCCC357/2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal — Multiple Related Indictments / Decision on Prosecution Application to Consolidate Trials (pre Trial)
Outcome
Prosecution application to consolidate DCCC357/2021, DCCC356/2021 and DCCC771/2020 dismissed
Legal Topics
Riot, Unlawful Assembly, Masking Offences, Trial Consolidation, Case Management, Court Resources, Public Health Considerations
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Procedure Public Order Riot Unlawful Assembly Masking Offences Trial Consolidation Case Management +2 more

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Parties

香港特別行政區

Prosecution

葉廸舜

Defendant

黃樂文

Defendant

陳家裕

Defendant

吳栢明

Defendant

羅焯勇

Defendant

黃穎恩

Defendant

陳憲

Defendant

袁晧軒

Defendant

葉栢亨

Defendant

吳智杰

Defendant

陳維聰

Defendant

陳敦涵

Defendant

李晁鋒

Defendant

蔡綺洛

Defendant

林梅嘩

Defendant

陳灝良

Defendant

梁升彥

Defendant

葉嘉朗

Defendant

歐榮峰

Defendant

楊耀

Defendant

傅之林

Defendant

羅翔駿

Defendant

鄭學洺

Defendant

潘琬瑩

Defendant

楊麗樺

Defendant

吳雅芝

Defendant

黎柏言

Defendant

韓寶生

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal — Multiple Related Indictments / Decision on Prosecution Application to Consolidate Trials (pre Trial)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the three indictments should be consolidated for a joint trial
  2. 2 Whether consolidation would cause unfair prejudice to the defendants
  3. 3 Whether court facilities and scheduling permit a consolidated trial in the proposed period

Ratio Decidendi

The application to consolidate was dismissed because the judge found the original separate trial arrangements were a pragmatic use of limited court resources, there were insufficient grounds to change those arrangements given unavailable large court facilities in the proposed period and the realistic risk of prejudice and logistical difficulty for defendants and counsel; hence consolidation would not be appropriate.

Court Disposition

Prosecution application to consolidate DCCC357/2021, DCCC356/2021 and DCCC771/2020 dismissed

Orders

  • Application to consolidate the three cases dismissed
  • Proceed with existing separate trial arrangements as previously scheduled