香港特別行政區 訴 梁少明及另二人

香港特別行政區 訴 梁少明及另二人

Leave to appeal was refused because the trial judge's rejection of the applicants' accounts and her inferences from the cumulative environmental circumstantial evidence were open to her on the facts and entitled to deference, and the sentences imposed fell within an acceptable range given the scale and violence of...

Source-derived case information.

Citation
[2024] HKCA 930
Parties
Applicant: LEUNG Siu ming (梁少明); Applicant: WONG Ka wing Kelvin (黃家榮); Applicant: CHEUNG Chong fat (張創發); Respondent: 香港特別行政區
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
17 October 2024
Case Number
CACC172/2023
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal Leave to Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence / Application for Leave to Appeal (refused)
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused
Legal Topics
Riot, Possession of Offensive Weapon, Sentencing, Credibility Findings, Circumstantial Evidence
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Appellate Procedure Public Order Offences Evidence Riot Possession of Offensive Weapon Sentencing Credibility Findings +1 more

Source-derived case record

Summary, issues, holding and outcome

More case intelligence is available

Unlock the full research layer for this judgment.

Downloadable case file Legal principles 4 Authorities cited 4 Party arguments 2 Amounts and remedies 3
Sign in to unlock

Parties

LEUNG Siu ming (梁少明)

Applicant

WONG Ka wing Kelvin (黃家榮)

Applicant

CHEUNG Chong fat (張創發)

Applicant

香港特別行政區

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal Leave to Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence / Application for Leave to Appeal (refused)

  1. 1 Whether circumstantial and environmental evidence sufficed to convict applicants of participating in a riot
  2. 2 Whether trial judge erred in credibility findings rejecting defendants' accounts
  3. 3 Whether seizure of items and police property records undermined convictions

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was refused because the trial judge's rejection of the applicants' accounts and her inferences from the cumulative environmental circumstantial evidence were open to her on the facts and entitled to deference, and the sentences imposed fell within an acceptable range given the scale and violence of the riot and were not manifestly excessive.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused

Orders

  • Leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused
  • Applicants warned under Criminal Procedure Ordinance s83W and acknowledged the warning