香港特別行政區 訴 彭長蓮

香港特別行政區 訴 彭長蓮

The leave application was refused because the appeal raised pure issues of fact and credibility on which the trial judge gave detailed, reasoned findings accepting expert evidence and rejecting defence witnesses; the applicant failed to demonstrate any legal error in those factual conclusions, so there was no...

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Citation
[2021] HKCA 1761
Parties
Applicant: PANG Cheung lin (彭長蓮); Respondent: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特別行政區)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
17 November 2021
Case Number
CACC61/2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal Conviction Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction
Outcome
application for leave to appeal against conviction refused
Legal Topics
Handling Property Representing Proceeds of Indictable Offence, Credibility Findings, Expert Evidence, Leave to Appeal, S.83 W Warning
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Money Laundering Appellate Procedure Evidence Handling Property Representing Proceeds of Indictable Offence Credibility Findings Expert Evidence Leave to Appeal +1 more

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Parties

PANG Cheung lin (彭長蓮)

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Conviction Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge erred in rejecting the defence credibility evidence and accepting the prosecution expert evidence
  2. 2 Whether the prosecution expert evidence alone was sufficient to support convictions for handling proceeds
  3. 3 Whether the applicant had knowledge or reasonable grounds to believe the property represented proceeds of indictable offences

Ratio Decidendi

The leave application was refused because the appeal raised pure issues of fact and credibility on which the trial judge gave detailed, reasoned findings accepting expert evidence and rejecting defence witnesses; the applicant failed to demonstrate any legal error in those factual conclusions, so there was no arguable basis to disturb the convictions.

Court Disposition

application for leave to appeal against conviction refused

Orders

  • leave to appeal refused
  • applicant warned regarding s.83W risk and acknowledgment recorded