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Criminal law [2024] HKCA 1164

HKSAR v. PINTO

Court of Appeal upheld a 26-month sentence for burglary of occupied rooftop premises, rejecting arguments for a lower starting point and no Form 8 enhancement.

  • Burglary
  • Domestic premises vs common areas
  • Starting point for sentence
  • Form 8 recognizance (non-refoulement claimant)
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Plea discount
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Criminal law [2023] HKCA 757

HKSAR v. CHANG YAU HUNG, ALEXANDER

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal against sentence, identifying four arguable issues about the sentencing starting point, assistance discount, guideline timing, and personal mitigation.

  • Starting point for sentence under section 9 theft ordinance
  • Discount for assistance to authorities (timing and jurisdiction)
  • Retrospective applicability of sentencing guidelines (hksar v ngo van nam)
  • Discount for good character and advanced age
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Sentencing-discount
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Criminal law [2023] HKCFI 458

HKSAR v. TAM CHUN YIN

The Court of First Instance allowed a magistracy appeal in a fraud case, quashing the conviction after finding the evidence did not prove deceit and intent beyond reasonable doubt.

  • S16a theft ordinance
  • Deceit and intent to defraud
  • Appeal under s113 magistrates ordinance
  • Expert evidence
  • Adequacy of clinical records
  • Standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt
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Criminal law [2022] HKCFI 2548

HKSAR v. TARSEM SINGH

The Court of First Instance allowed a sentence appeal for four theft convictions, holding the magistrate’s 34-month term was excessive and reducing it to 26 months.

  • Theft from vehicle
  • Totality principle
  • Form 8 recognizance as aggravating factor
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Sentencing-appeal
  • Theft
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Criminal law [2018] HKCA 800

HKSAR v. SAEED ASIF SHEZAD

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a burglary conviction, holding that the applicant identified no error in the trial judge’s findings or verdict.

  • Burglary
  • Conviction
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Leave to appeal
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Criminal law HKSAR v. LAJMAA DAVAA

HKSAR v. LAJMAA DAVAA

Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against sentence for theft and handling stolen goods, holding the starting points and limited consecutive sentence were proper.

  • Theft
  • Handling stolen goods
  • Sentencing starting points
  • Aggravating factors
  • Mitigation
  • Concurrent and consecutive sentences
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Criminal law HKSAR v. CHAN WING GO

HKSAR v. CHAN WING GO

圍繞黑mail定罪的上訴獲准;上訴庭認為原審未有充分處理關鍵證人供詞的重大矛盾,令定罪不安全,故剔除定罪及刑罰。

  • Blackmail
  • Extortion/protection money
  • Witness credibility
  • Reasons for verdict
  • Unsafe conviction
  • Costs
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Criminal law HKSAR v. LI SHUJIN

HKSAR v. LI SHUJIN

The High Court dismissed a sentence appeal in a CSSA fraud case, holding that 10 months’ imprisonment was not wrong in principle or manifestly excessive.

  • Fraud
  • Sentencing principles
  • Cssa overpayment
  • Restitution
  • Suspension of sentence
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law HKSAR v. WAN KA LING

HKSAR v. WAN KA LING

The Court of Appeal reduced a sentence for small-scale credit card fraud from 32 months to 26 months, finding the original starting point was manifestly excessive.

  • Credit card fraud
  • Obtaining property by deception
  • Theft
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Credit-card-fraud
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Criminal law HKSAR v. FUNG KING MAN, VIRGINIA

HKSAR v. FUNG KING MAN, VIRGINIA

Court of Appeal upheld convictions for furnishing false information over sham tenancy receipts, but reduced sentence to allow immediate release.

  • Furnishing false information
  • Sham tenancy
  • Reimbursement fraud
  • Accomplice/tainted witness evidence
  • Sentence review
  • False-information
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