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Section 83w criminal procedure ordinance (time on remand not counted)
  • 24 Dec 2020

    香港特別行政區 訴 高衛健

    Citation
    [2020] HKCA 1053
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC377/2018

    The Court of Appeal exercised its statutory power under s83W Cap.221 to order that four months of the appellant's time spent in custody while awaiting appeal shall not be counted towards his sentence because the appellant's conduct (multiple abandoned applications, failure to comply with directions and improper direct approaches to the Court of Final Appeal) had seriously and unusually wasted court time and resources.

    • Forfeiture order
    • Section 83w criminal procedure ordinance (time on remand not counted)
    • Leave to appeal
    • Abuse of process/wasted court time