香港特別行政區 訴 王長賢及二人

香港特別行政區 訴 王長賢及二人

The court refused permission to appeal because the trial judge properly exercised her discretion: ID898 permitted alternative identification methods and reflected suspects' choices; there was no reliable evidence of prior photo exposure; credibility findings were within the trial judge's province given her advantage...

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Citation
[2019] HKCA 1103
Parties
Applicant: WONG Cheung yin (王長賢); Applicant: LUK Wing kei (陸永基); Applicant: FONG Wai yan (方慧欣); Respondent: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特別行政區)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
3 October 2019
Case Number
CACC274/2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal (conviction) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction (permission Stage)
Outcome
All applications for leave to appeal against conviction dismissed
Legal Topics
Identification Evidence, Photo Identification Procedures, Voluntariness of Documentary Admissions, Admissibility of Accomplice Testimony, Appellate Review of Credibility, Discretion to Exclude Unfair Evidence
Source Language
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Criminal Law Evidence Procedural Law Immigration Law Identification Evidence Photo Identification Procedures Voluntariness of Documentary Admissions Admissibility of Accomplice Testimony +2 more

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Parties

WONG Cheung yin (王長賢)

Applicant

LUK Wing kei (陸永基)

Applicant

FONG Wai yan (方慧欣)

Applicant

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特別行政區)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal (conviction) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction (permission Stage)

  1. 1 Whether photo‑identification evidence should have been excluded because of alleged prior exposure to photographs or unfair identification procedures
  2. 2 Whether ID898 (Immigration Department form) entries were voluntary and admissible
  3. 3 Whether procedural non‑compliance by immigration officers rendered identification evidence unreliable

Ratio Decidendi

The court refused permission to appeal because the trial judge properly exercised her discretion: ID898 permitted alternative identification methods and reflected suspects' choices; there was no reliable evidence of prior photo exposure; credibility findings were within the trial judge's province given her advantage of seeing witnesses; procedural irregularities did not render the photo‑identifications manifestly unfair or render convictions unsafe.

Court Disposition

All applications for leave to appeal against conviction dismissed

Orders

  • All leave to appeal applications dismissed
  • Warning given to applicants under Criminal Procedure Ordinance section 83W regarding risk of sentence reduction