19 Jun 2019
香港特別行政區 訴 揭冠國
- Citation
- [2019] HKCA 684
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC26/2018
The Court refused permission to appeal: the trial judge's detailed repetition and analysis of the forensic evidence, when read in full context, was a legitimate and balanced attempt to assist the jury and did not amount to advocacy for the prosecution or deny the applicant a fair trial; on sentence, the judge properly reduced the guilty-plea discount because the applicant absconded to the Mainland immediately after the offence, causing extra investigatory burden and delay, and the exercise of sentencing discretion was not interfered with by the Court of Appeal.