香港特別行政區 訴 司徒文強

香港特別行政區 訴 司徒文強

The Court found the trial judge correctly admitted and weighed the evidence; the identification (photo and CCTV), expert shoeprint and toolmark evidence and applicant's caution statement cumulatively and reliably established guilt; the complaints about counsel were unsupported and did not show prejudice—therefore...

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Citation
[2021] HKCA 1774
Parties
Applicant: SZETO Man keung (司徒文強); Respondent: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特別行政區)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
18 November 2021
Case Number
CACC192/2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal Conviction Appeal (leave to Appeal Application) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction in Court of Appeal
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused
Legal Topics
Burglary/housebreaking, Identification Evidence, CCTV Evidence, Forensic Shoeprint Evidence, Toolmark Evidence, Confessions/police Cautions, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Leave to Appeal Standard
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Evidence Appeal Burglary/housebreaking Identification Evidence CCTV Evidence Forensic Shoeprint Evidence Toolmark Evidence +3 more

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Parties

SZETO Man keung (司徒文強)

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Conviction Appeal (leave to Appeal Application) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction in Court of Appeal

  1. 1 Admissibility and voluntariness of police caution statements
  2. 2 Reliability and weight of identification evidence (photo ID and CCTV)
  3. 3 Reliability and probative value of forensic shoeprint and toolmark comparisons

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found the trial judge correctly admitted and weighed the evidence; the identification (photo and CCTV), expert shoeprint and toolmark evidence and applicant's caution statement cumulatively and reliably established guilt; the complaints about counsel were unsupported and did not show prejudice—therefore the leave to appeal against conviction had no real prospect and was refused.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused

Orders

  • Leave to appeal against conviction refused
  • Applicant warned about consequences under Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap.221) s.83W regarding reduction of sentence if appeal succeeds