香港特別行政區 對 李健豪
Leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused because the jury's guilty verdict was supported by the evidence and there was no arguable basis to overturn it, and because the sentence imposed was within the applicable sentencing guidelines and not manifestly excessive.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- [2019] HKCA 1318
- Parties
- Respondent: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Applicant: Li Kin Ho
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 22 November 2019
- Case Number
- CACC287/2018
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal (conviction and Sentence) / Application for Leave to Appeal
- Outcome
- Applications for leave to appeal against conviction and against sentence refused
- Legal Topics
- Possession With Intent to Supply, Jury Directions, Evidence Evaluation, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentencing
- Source Language
- ch
Source-derived case record
Summary, issues, holding and outcome
More case intelligence is available
Unlock the full research layer for this judgment.
Parties
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Respondent
Li Kin Ho
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal (conviction and Sentence) / Application for Leave to Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction is safe given the evidence that the accused dropped a tissue containing the drugs
- 2 Whether the accused possessed the drugs with intent to traffic
- 3 Whether the sentence is manifestly excessive or outside applicable sentencing guidelines
Ratio Decidendi
Leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused because the jury's guilty verdict was supported by the evidence and there was no arguable basis to overturn it, and because the sentence imposed was within the applicable sentencing guidelines and not manifestly excessive.
Court Disposition
Applications for leave to appeal against conviction and against sentence refused
Orders
- Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused
- Application for leave to appeal against sentence refused
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
1 paragraphs
CACC 287/2018 [2019] HKCA 1318 香港特別行政區 高等法院上訴法庭 刑事司法管轄權 定罪及判刑上訴許可申請 刑事上訴案件2018年第287號 (原高等法院原訟法庭刑事案件2018年第93號) 答辯人 香港特別行政區 對 申請人 李健豪(LI kin ho) 主審法官: 高等法院上訴法庭副庭長楊振權 聆訊日期: 2019年11月22日 判案書日期: 2019年11月22日 判案書 經審訊後,申請人(李健豪)在高等法院原訟法庭暫委法官李運騰(當時官階)(原審法官)會同陪審團受審。陪審團裁定申請人一項販運27.3克“冰毒”罪罪名成立後,原審法官判處申請人監禁8年1個月。申請人被定罪時,因另一毒品罪行已被判監6個月,緩刑18個月。原審法官下令該6個月的緩刑期要即時執行,並要和本案的8年1個月判刑分期執行。申請人須服的總刑期為8年7個月。 申請人不服定罪和判刑,現提出上訴許可申請要求獲准就定罪及/或判刑上訴。 控方針對申請人的案情簡單直接。按有關警員的證供,申請人在街上被警員截查時,將手上持有的紙巾包掉在地上,紙巾包內藏有涉案的毒品。申請人身上亦被搜出現金13,823.9港元、人民幣356元及兩部手提電話。 申請人的立場是案發時,他只是和女朋友前往附近的商場。他否認有將紙巾包掉在地上,亦否認對涉案毒品知情。他指身上的現金及財物和販毒活動無關。 本案的議題十分簡單,陪審團要裁定的只是涉案藏有毒品的紙巾包是否是申請人掉在地上,及如申請人的確管有該些毒品,他是否管有該些毒品作販運用。 原審法官有詳細就有關的法律及事實問題向陪審團列出。原審法官亦有向陪審團解釋辯方的立場及證據。本席有覆核原審法官向陪審團作出的指引,本席認為該些指引是全面、正確及公平的。 陪審團有權接納警員的證供,指涉案毒品源自申請人並推論他管有該些毒品作販運用。上訴法庭無權推翻陪審團就事實作出的裁決。 申請人現向法庭表示涉案毒品是作自己服用,並希望以此來推翻定罪。申請人的立場在原審時沒有提出,更沒有證據支持。本席沒有基礎將申請人的上述立場考慮在內。 本席認為裁定申請人有罪的裁決是穩妥的。申請人要求推翻定罪的上訴沒有可爭拗的論點,更沒有成功的機會。因此,本席不批准申請人就定罪提出的上訴許可申請。 上訴法庭有就販毒罪行定下明確的判刑指引。 申請人被判的刑期符合該些判刑指引,是合理而非明顯過重。原審法官亦有權下令申請人早前被判的6個月緩刑期和本案的刑期分期執行。 申請人要求減刑的上訴亦沒有可爭拗的論點支持。因此本席亦不批准他就判刑提出的上訴許可申請。 (楊振權) 高等法院上訴法庭副庭長 答辯人: 由律政司高級檢控官梁育珩代表。 申請人: 沒有律師代表,親自應訊。