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Hong Kong Case Law

Comparative sentencing / parity
  • 5 Nov 2025

    香港特別行政區 訴 明子軒及另十人

    Citation
    [2025] HKCA 901
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC17/2024

    The Court dismissed conviction appeals of D3 and D13, holding the trial judge's adverse credibility findings were not plainly wrong and did not amount to unfairness or bias; the Court adjusted sentencing starting points downward from the trial judge where appropriate (setting 5.5 years for the April 18/related riot charge and 6 years for the broader 17–18 November charge) and allowed sentence appeals for D2, D3, D5, D7, D9, D10, D11, D12, D14 and D15 with specific revised terms, while upholding D13's conviction and sentence.