香港特別行政區 訴 謝濬廉

香港特別行政區 訴 謝濬廉

Trial judge correctly found police had authority under s54(1) to stop/detain/search and, given the statutory power and ancillary powers under IGC s40(1), the officers were lawfully executing their duties and entitled to use reasonable force; CCTV and minor inconsistencies did not create reasonable doubt as to the...

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Citation
[2020] HKCFI 233
Parties
Appellant: 謝濬廉; Respondent: 香港特別行政區
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
23 January 2020
Case Number
HCMA583/2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction (rehearing in Court of First Instance)
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Resisting Police, Assault on Police, Stop and Search (s54 Police Force Ordinance), Police Execution of Duty, Video Evidence, Cross Examination/browne V Dunn
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Police Powers Evidence Law Constitutional/human Rights Law Resisting Police Assault on Police Stop and Search (s54 Police Force Ordinance) Police Execution of Duty +2 more

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Parties

謝濬廉

Appellant

香港特別行政區

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction (rehearing in Court of First Instance)

  1. 1 Whether conviction for resisting a police officer was safe and secure
  2. 2 Whether trial judge properly addressed inconsistencies in police witnesses' evidence
  3. 3 Whether CCTV/video evidence undermined police evidence

Ratio Decidendi

Trial judge correctly found police had authority under s54(1) to stop/detain/search and, given the statutory power and ancillary powers under IGC s40(1), the officers were lawfully executing their duties and entitled to use reasonable force; CCTV and minor inconsistencies did not create reasonable doubt as to the central facts; therefore conviction for resisting a police officer was safe and must be upheld.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Conviction on charge 1 (resisting a police officer under Police Force Ordinance s63) affirmed