香港特別行政區 訴 杜智駒

香港特別行政區 訴 杜智駒

The application for leave was refused because the trial judge reasonably and cogently accepted the prosecution's identification evidence (high quality CCTV plus witness familiarity with premises) and justifiably rejected the alibi given inconsistencies, timing of assertions, and failure to preserve corroborative...

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Citation
[2021] HKCA 1897
Parties
Applicant: TO Chi kui (杜智駒); Respondent: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特別行政區)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
9 December 2021
Case Number
CACC57/2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal Against Conviction (leave Application) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction After Trial and Sentencing
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused.
Legal Topics
Burglary, Criminal Damage, Identification Evidence, Alibi, Voluntariness of Recorded Interview, Leave to Appeal
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Evidence Law Appellate Procedure Burglary Criminal Damage Identification Evidence Alibi Voluntariness of Recorded Interview +1 more

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Parties

TO Chi kui (杜智駒)

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal Against Conviction (leave Application) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction After Trial and Sentencing

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge erred in rejecting the defendant's alibi evidence
  2. 2 Whether identification evidence based on CCTV and witness identification was rightly admitted and relied upon
  3. 3 Whether the videotaped police interview was voluntary and correctly admitted

Ratio Decidendi

The application for leave was refused because the trial judge reasonably and cogently accepted the prosecution's identification evidence (high quality CCTV plus witness familiarity with premises) and justifiably rejected the alibi given inconsistencies, timing of assertions, and failure to preserve corroborative evidence; there was no arguable basis to conclude the conviction was unsafe.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal against conviction refused.

Orders

  • Leave to appeal refused
  • Applicant warned under Criminal Procedure Ordinance s.83W regarding risk of sentence reduction