香港特別行政區 訴 石數

香港特別行政區 訴 石數

The court held the judge did not err as the case did not require Turnbull directions because the crucial evidence was description of conduct and position (gesture by woman beside driver) rather than pure facial identification; PW3's evidence was coherent, plausible on the facts and supported by the environment and...

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Citation
[2022] HKCA 103
Parties
Applicant: SHEK So, Mandy (石數) (D2); Respondent: 香港特別行政區
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
14 January 2022
Case Number
CACC222/2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal — Conviction (leave to Appeal) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction (application Against Sentence Withdrawn)
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused
Legal Topics
Identification Evidence, Turnbull Direction, Credibility of Tainted Witnesses, Evaluation of Witness Credibility, Rejection of Defendant's Testimony
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Evidence Appeal Identification Evidence Turnbull Direction Credibility of Tainted Witnesses Evaluation of Witness Credibility Rejection of Defendant's Testimony

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Parties

SHEK So, Mandy (石數) (D2)

Applicant

香港特別行政區

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal — Conviction (leave to Appeal) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction (application Against Sentence Withdrawn)

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge erred by failing to give Turnbull directions on identification evidence
  2. 2 Whether PW3 and PW4 gave irreconcilable/conflicting evidence such that the conviction was unsafe
  3. 3 Whether the trial judge improperly rejected the applicant's evidence as inherently improbable

Ratio Decidendi

The court held the judge did not err as the case did not require Turnbull directions because the crucial evidence was description of conduct and position (gesture by woman beside driver) rather than pure facial identification; PW3's evidence was coherent, plausible on the facts and supported by the environment and timings, and PW4's differing observations were explicable by different observation windows. The trial judge was entitled to reject the applicant's account and the leave application was refused.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused

Orders

  • Leave to appeal against conviction refused
  • Application for leave to appeal against sentence withdrawn