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The Court of Appeal upheld the trafficking conviction but reduced sentence to 22 years, finding no need for a lies direction and giving credit for cooperation and mitigation.
The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal out of time against conviction and sentence for drug trafficking, finding the delay unexplained and the appeal without merit.
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal allowed a drug-trafficking appeal because the jury direction on inferences was unbalanced, set aside the conviction, and ordered a retrial.
The High Court dismissed a magistracy appeal against conviction for trafficking in cocaine, finding the Magistrate’s credibility findings and inference of joint involvement were sound.
The Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal against sentence after a possible factual error affected the assessment of latent risk in a drug possession case.
Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal against sentence for dangerous drug possession and trafficking, finding no basis for further discount or sentence reduction.
Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against conviction for trafficking in ketamine, holding the trial judge rightly accepted the prosecution evidence and rejected the applicant’s account.
Sentence appeal for possession of 0.01 gramme of midazolam taken into prison. The High Court held prison possession was an aggravating factor and reduced the sentence to 10 months.
The Court of Appeal dismissed leave to appeal against a trafficking conviction, holding the trial judge was entitled to reject the applicant’s evidence and infer trafficking from the circumstances.
The Court of Appeal dismissed leave to appeal against sentence for trafficking ketamine, holding the applicant’s medical condition did not justify further mitigation.
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