香港特別行政區 訴 李振興及另二人

香港特別行政區 訴 李振興及另二人

The Court held that the trial judge did not double count: the factual features (multiple stalls and storage sites, many participants, large volume and value of counterfeit goods) properly informed the starting point and also justified the distinct inferential finding that the offending involved a substantial degree...

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Citation
[2019] HKCA 463
Parties
Respondent: 香港特別行政區; Appellant: LI ZHENXING (李振興); Appellant: SO Pui wai (蘇培偉); Appellant: HUANG ZHIQIANG (黃志強)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
30 April 2019
Case Number
CACC146/2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence (including Late Appeal)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Conspiracy to Sell Goods Applying Counterfeit Trademarks, Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance S27(4) Sentence Enhancement, Double Counting in Sentencing, Aggravating and Mitigating Factors, Seizure of Evidence and Police Surveillance
Source Language
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Criminal Law Organized Crime Intellectual Property Sentencing Proceeds of Crime Conspiracy to Sell Goods Applying Counterfeit Trademarks Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance S27(4) Sentence Enhancement Double Counting in Sentencing +2 more

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Parties

香港特別行政區

Respondent

LI ZHENXING (李振興)

Appellant

SO Pui wai (蘇培偉)

Appellant

HUANG ZHIQIANG (黃志強)

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence (including Late Appeal)

  1. 1 Whether the conduct amounted to an "organized crime" for the purposes of s27(4) and so justified an enhanced sentence
  2. 2 Whether the trial judge double counted the same aggravating features when fixing the starting point and when applying s27(4) enhancement
  3. 3 Whether the level of planning and organisation found was inconsistent with the judge's earlier description of the operation as not tightly organised

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that the trial judge did not double count: the factual features (multiple stalls and storage sites, many participants, large volume and value of counterfeit goods) properly informed the starting point and also justified the distinct inferential finding that the offending involved a substantial degree of planning and organisation required for s27(4) enhancement; accordingly the enhancement and resulting sentences were lawful and the appeals were dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeals dismissed.
  • Original sentences upheld: 22 months imprisonment for LI ZHENXING and SO Pui wai; 26 months imprisonment for HUANG ZHIQIANG.