律政司司長 訴 庾家駒

律政司司長 訴 庾家駒

The magistrate erred in principle by isolating the respondent's brief act from the wider violent unlawful assembly targeting the Government Headquarters, misapprehended factual basis about knowledge and participation, and undervalued the punitive and deterrent elements; on re‑examination the appropriate starting...

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Citation
[2020] HKCA 1019
Parties
Applicant: Secretary for Justice; Respondent: Yu Ka Kui (庾家駒)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
18 December 2020
Case Number
CAAR5/2020
Procedural Posture
Sentence Review Under S81 a Criminal Procedure Ordinance (cap.221) / Court of Appeal Sentence Review and Re Sentencing (decision)
Outcome
Original sentence of two weeks' immediate imprisonment quashed; respondent re‑sentenced to seven months' immediate imprisonment
Legal Topics
Unlawful Assembly, Sentence Review, Collective Violence, Aggravation for Target Building, Role and Participation
Source Language
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Criminal Law Sentencing Public Order Unlawful Assembly Sentence Review Collective Violence Aggravation for Target Building Role and Participation

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Parties

Secretary for Justice

Applicant

Yu Ka Kui (庾家駒)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Sentence Review Under S81 a Criminal Procedure Ordinance (cap.221) / Court of Appeal Sentence Review and Re Sentencing (decision)

  1. 1 Whether the magistrate erred in principle and imposed a manifestly inadequate sentence
  2. 2 Whether the sentencing judge may isolate the applicant's individual act from the collective violence of an unlawful assembly
  3. 3 Whether the defendant acted with knowledge/premeditation rather than merely 'passing by'

Ratio Decidendi

The magistrate erred in principle by isolating the respondent's brief act from the wider violent unlawful assembly targeting the Government Headquarters, misapprehended factual basis about knowledge and participation, and undervalued the punitive and deterrent elements; on re‑examination the appropriate starting point was 12 months' immediate imprisonment, reduced by one‑third for guilty plea, credited for time served and a discretionary one‑month reduction, resulting in a 7‑month immediate term.

Court Disposition

Original sentence of two weeks' immediate imprisonment quashed; respondent re‑sentenced to seven months' immediate imprisonment

Orders

  • Two weeks immediate imprisonment imposed by magistrate quashed
  • Respondent re‑sentenced to immediate imprisonment for 7 months