23 Oct 2020
HKSAR v. LIN CHI MAN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2020] HKCA 870
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC159/2017
D1: Leave to appeal against sentence granted to determine whether the reduced discounts in Ngo Van Nam apply retrospectively; appeal aid certificate granted. D2: Leave to appeal against conviction refused because grounds were not reasonably arguable; the jury were entitled to treat Cheung’s guilty plea and corroborating evidence as establishing knowledge and participation in the conspiracy and the summing-up and directions were proper.
- Conspiracy to traffick
- Knowledge element of offence
- Guilty plea discount (ngo van nam)
- Totality and concurrency in sentencing
- Identification evidence
- Co-conspirator hearsay rule