22 Jul 2003
HKSAR v. SUEN YUNG YUNG AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- HKSAR v. SUEN YUNG YUNG AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC509/2001
The Court held that (1) the judge's directions were legally adequate: the jury were properly instructed on conspiracy elements including knowledge and intention, no Turnbull direction was required because identification was not the sole or substantial issue, and the summing-up fairly presented relevant evidence without obligation to build a defence for a silent accused; (2) the circumstantial and telephone evidence, together with conduct and financial/associational links, supported a safe unanimous conviction; (3) the 20-year sentencing starting point for this large-scale importation of ecsta…