3 Aug 2005
HKSAR v. LEUNG SAU KUEN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LEUNG SAU KUEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC54/2003
The applications for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence were dismissed: the conviction appeal lacked merit because the challenged directions, omissions and evidentiary rulings did not amount to reversible error and the voluntariness and other trial issues were properly dealt with; the sentence appeal failed because the applicant did not discharge the burden to prove he was in custody in the Mainland for the period claimed and, even if he had, established authority does not require credit for custody abroad in the circumstances; the sentencing judge's starting points and the total…