4 Sept 1984
THE QUEEN v. MA SAI-CHUEN (D1) AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. MA SAI-CHUEN (D1) AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC286/1984
Leave to appeal by Ma was refused because the trial judge's rulings and directions (on voluntariness of statements, corroboration of accomplice evidence, and jury directions on counselling) were adequate and the provision of transcripts would not have assisted; his sentences were within proper range. Leave to appeal against sentence by Chung was allowed and the sentence reduced from 8 to 5 years because he played a subordinate role, showed post‑arrest cooperation and assistance to the Crown, and the original sentence was disproportionate relative to co‑defendant's sentence and to mitigating c…