香港特別行政區 訴 謝信誠

香港特別行政區 訴 謝信誠

The Court of Appeal held the trial judge correctly found joint action and intent to treat the police shotgun as the appellant's for his purposes, properly applied Mo Kwong-Sang sentencing guidance given the involvement of a weapon and aggravating factors, and that the 7-year sentence for attempted robbery was not...

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Citation
[2023] HKCA 922
Parties
Appellant: TSE Shun shing (謝信誠); Respondent: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
3 August 2023
Case Number
CACC250/2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal Against Sentence / Appeal Determined by Court of Appeal (dismissed)
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Attempted Robbery, Assaulting Police, Illegal Assembly, Joint Enterprise, Sentencing Guidelines (mo Kwong Sang)
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Sentencing Public Order Police Offences Attempted Robbery Assaulting Police Illegal Assembly Joint Enterprise +1 more

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Parties

TSE Shun shing (謝信誠)

Appellant

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal Against Sentence / Appeal Determined by Court of Appeal (dismissed)

  1. 1 Whether the 7-year sentence for attempted robbery (of a police shotgun) was manifestly excessive
  2. 2 Whether Mo Kwong-Sang guideline for armed robbery applied to this case
  3. 3 Whether the appellant acted in concert with co-accused (joint enterprise)

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal held the trial judge correctly found joint action and intent to treat the police shotgun as the appellant's for his purposes, properly applied Mo Kwong-Sang sentencing guidance given the involvement of a weapon and aggravating factors, and that the 7-year sentence for attempted robbery was not manifestly excessive; appeal dismissed.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Sentence of 7 years for count 3 (attempted robbery) affirmed