香港特別行政區 訴 張富強

香港特別行政區 訴 張富強

The application for leave was refused because the trial judge reasonably drew, from fingerprints on some packets combined with pervasive circumstantial evidence (bar access, concealment method, packaging inconsistency with customer involvement, lack of credible innocent explanation), the only proper inference that...

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Citation
[2022] HKCA 588
Parties
Applicant: CHEUNG Fu keung (張富強); Respondent: 香港特別行政區
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
26 April 2022
Case Number
CACC75/2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal Conviction Appeal (application for Leave) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction in the Court of Appeal
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused
Legal Topics
Possession With Intent to Distribute, Fingerprint Evidence, Circumstantial Evidence, Post Offence Conduct, Evidential Sufficiency
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Evidence Forensic Science Drugs Law Possession With Intent to Distribute Fingerprint Evidence Circumstantial Evidence Post Offence Conduct +1 more

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Parties

CHEUNG Fu keung (張富強)

Applicant

香港特別行政區

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Conviction Appeal (application for Leave) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction in the Court of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether fingerprints confined to five packets can support inference of possession and knowledge of entire consignment
  2. 2 Whether absence of appellant's prints on other items undermines prosecution case
  3. 3 Whether trial judge impermissibly relied on post-offence conduct

Ratio Decidendi

The application for leave was refused because the trial judge reasonably drew, from fingerprints on some packets combined with pervasive circumstantial evidence (bar access, concealment method, packaging inconsistency with customer involvement, lack of credible innocent explanation), the only proper inference that the appellant handled and had knowledge/control of the consignment; the absence of prints elsewhere was neutral and did not undermine that conclusion.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused

Orders

  • Leave to appeal against conviction refused
  • Applicant warned of risks under Criminal Procedure Ordinance s83W when applying for sentence reduction order