香港特別行政區 訴 呂俊仁

香港特別行政區 訴 呂俊仁

The Court held the evidence (CCTV, witness testimony, recovered items and the plan-like sequence of collision, threat and retreat), together with the applicant's silence and lack of exculpatory evidence, permitted the reasonable inference that the applicant possessed a gun-shaped object (an imitation firearm) at the...

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Citation
[2022] HKCA 1413
Parties
Respondent: 香港特別行政區; Applicant: Lui Chun YAN (呂俊仁)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
22 September 2022
Case Number
CACC262/2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence (application for Leave to Appeal) / Court of Appeal Hearing — Application for Leave to Appeal
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused; convictions and sentence affirmed
Legal Topics
Possession of Imitation Firearm, Criminal Damage, Joint Enterprise, Identification Evidence, Silence/negative Inference, Sentencing Parity and Concurrency
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Appeals Sentencing Possession of Imitation Firearm Criminal Damage Joint Enterprise Identification Evidence Silence/negative Inference +1 more

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Parties

香港特別行政區

Respondent

Lui Chun YAN (呂俊仁)

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence (application for Leave to Appeal) / Court of Appeal Hearing — Application for Leave to Appeal

  1. 1 Whether evidence was sufficient to prove possession of an imitation firearm at the time of the criminal damage
  2. 2 Whether the common purpose/joint enterprise extended to the threatening act of pointing a gun-shaped object
  3. 3 Whether the inference that the gun-shaped object was within the applicant's immediate control at the material time was reasonable

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held the evidence (CCTV, witness testimony, recovered items and the plan-like sequence of collision, threat and retreat), together with the applicant's silence and lack of exculpatory evidence, permitted the reasonable inference that the applicant possessed a gun-shaped object (an imitation firearm) at the time of committing the criminal damage; possession includes having the object within immediate reach and the trial judge's finding and sentencing exercise were not vitiated by error and thus the leave application fails.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence refused; convictions and sentence affirmed

Orders

  • Application for leave to appeal refused
  • Conviction on count 2 (possession of imitation firearm) and sentence affirmed