香港特別行政區 訴 尹樹輝

香港特別行政區 訴 尹樹輝

The leave application was refused because the planting hypothesis was speculative and unsupported by evidence, the trial judge's acceptance of police testimony was within his discretion, and the appellant failed to show a reasonable doubt significant enough to justify appellate intervention.

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Citation
[2019] HKCA 1003
Parties
Applicant: WUN Shu Fai (尹樹輝); Respondent: 香港特別行政區
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
6 September 2019
Case Number
CACC241/2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal (conviction) / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction
Outcome
leave to appeal refused; conviction upheld
Legal Topics
Planting Evidence, Reasonable Doubt, Credibility of Witnesses, Conviction Review, Sufficiency of Evidence
Source Language
ch
Criminal Law Evidence Search and Seizure Police Conduct Appeal Planting Evidence Reasonable Doubt Credibility of Witnesses +2 more

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Parties

WUN Shu Fai (尹樹輝)

Applicant

香港特別行政區

Respondent

Procedural Posture

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

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge failed to sufficiently consider the possibility that police planted evidence
  2. 2 Whether the appellant raised a reasonable doubt about the safety of the conviction
  3. 3 Whether the appellate court should disturb the trial judge's credibility findings

Ratio Decidendi

The leave application was refused because the planting hypothesis was speculative and unsupported by evidence, the trial judge's acceptance of police testimony was within his discretion, and the appellant failed to show a reasonable doubt significant enough to justify appellate intervention.

Court Disposition

leave to appeal refused; conviction upheld

Orders

  • Leave to appeal against conviction refused
  • No warning under Criminal Procedure Ordinance section 83W issued as appellant has served sentence