香港特別行政區 訴 黃慶文

香港特別行政區 訴 黃慶文

The Court held the jury was entitled to accept the prosecution evidence including the oral admission and notebook entry; any procedural imperfections in how the caution was recorded did not render the admission involuntary or unreliable on the evidence before the jury; the trial judge gave fair and comprehensive...

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Citation
[2019] HKCA 10
Parties
Respondent: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Applicant: Wong Hing Man
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
24 January 2019
Case Number
CACC220/2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal Conviction Appeal (leave Application) / Court of Appeal Leave Application Decision
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal against conviction dismissed.
Legal Topics
Possession With Intent to Supply, Admissibility of Confession, Police Cautioning Requirements, Trial Directions to Jury, Concurrent Sentencing
Source Language
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Criminal Law Drugs Law Evidence Police Procedure Possession With Intent to Supply Admissibility of Confession Police Cautioning Requirements Trial Directions to Jury +1 more

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Parties

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Respondent

Wong Hing Man

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Conviction Appeal (leave Application) / Court of Appeal Leave Application Decision

  1. 1 Whether the alleged oral confession and notebook entry were admissible given asserted failures in police cautioning procedure and alleged forgery of signature
  2. 2 Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the applicant had possession of the drugs for the purpose of unlawful trafficking
  3. 3 Whether the trial judge gave adequate and fair directions to the jury

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held the jury was entitled to accept the prosecution evidence including the oral admission and notebook entry; any procedural imperfections in how the caution was recorded did not render the admission involuntary or unreliable on the evidence before the jury; the trial judge gave fair and comprehensive directions and the totality of evidence proved possession for supply beyond reasonable doubt, therefore the leave application against conviction is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal against conviction dismissed.

Orders

  • Leave to appeal against conviction dismissed