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Hong Kong Case Law

Duplicity/continuing transaction
  • 3 Aug 1978

    LEUNG CHUNG-KUN v. THE QUEEN

    Citation
    LEUNG CHUNG-KUN v. THE QUEEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC551/1978

    The magistrate, entitled to assess witness credibility, found the appellant exposed a revolver and made unwarranted demands with menaces on the facts; those demands amounted to blackmail under Section 23 of the Theft Ordinance and the evidence was sufficient to prove mens rea and sustain the conviction; the appellate court will not disturb those findings, so the appeal is dismissed.