13 Nov 2020
香港特別行政區 訴 鄭棨語
- Citation
- [2020] HKCA 943
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC8/2020
The appeal is dismissed because the trial judge's factual findings — that the complainant became incapacitated by drugs and that the appellant took advantage of her incapacitated state with intent to obtain illegal sexual contact — were open on the totality of the evidence (complainant's account, CCTV, medical toxicology and the appellant's conduct); the alleged inconsistencies were peripheral and did not undermine credibility sufficiently to overturn the verdict; and the 30‑month concurrent sentences were not excessive given the planned nature and health risk of drugging to facilitate sexual…