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Joint possession and control
  • 16 Jun 2023

    HKSAR v. DAR ASIM TAHIR

    Citation
    [2023] HKCA 754
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC197/2021

    Leave to appeal was granted only on specific, reasonably arguable points: D2 was granted leave limited to whether the judge should have directed the jury about D1's evidence alleging D2's prior unrelated drug trafficking; D3 was granted leave to appeal her conviction on grounds concerning failure to give a Li Jin direction (grounds 1 and 2) and granted leave to appeal sentence on whether her limited role was properly taken into account. All other grounds advanced by both applicants were refused. Appeal aid certificates were granted and the transcript of D1's evidence was ordered included in t…