香港特別行政區 訴 黎明耀

香港特別行政區 訴 黎明耀

The appellate judge held that the trial judge correctly found the admissions were voluntary and corroborated, that the defence medical evidence did not establish police assault or undermine voluntariness, and that the father's role was appropriate; therefore there was no arguable ground of error in admitting or...

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Citation
[2022] HKCA 1217
Parties
Applicant: LAI Ming yiu (黎明耀); Respondent: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特別行政區)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 August 2022
Case Number
CACC41/2022
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction / Leave to Appeal Application Refused at Appellate Court
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused; conviction and sentence upheld
Legal Topics
Confession Voluntariness, Admissibility of Statements, Police Misconduct, Appropriate Adult for Juvenile Interviews, Appeal Against Conviction, Credibility of Silence
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Evidence Confession Voluntariness Admissibility of Statements Police Misconduct Appropriate Adult for Juvenile Interviews Appeal Against Conviction +1 more

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Parties

LAI Ming yiu (黎明耀)

Applicant

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特別行政區)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction / Leave to Appeal Application Refused at Appellate Court

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's admissions were voluntary and admissible
  2. 2 Whether alleged police assault undermined voluntariness of confessions
  3. 3 Whether medical evidence and defence witnesses were wrongly discounted by trial judge

Ratio Decidendi

The appellate judge held that the trial judge correctly found the admissions were voluntary and corroborated, that the defence medical evidence did not establish police assault or undermine voluntariness, and that the father's role was appropriate; therefore there was no arguable ground of error in admitting or relying upon the confessions and the application for leave to appeal against conviction was rightly refused.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused; conviction and sentence upheld

Orders

  • Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused
  • Applicant warned in court about risk under Criminal Procedure Ordinance s.83W