Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Theft (cap.210 s.9)

Legal area

Court

21 Jun 2024

香港特別行政區訴王樹德

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 2530
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA266/2023

The appellate court, after viewing the CCTV and evidence afresh, concluded the trial judge reasonably rejected the appellant's explanation; the CCTV corroborated the prosecution's case that the appellant had opportunities to pay yet did not and demonstrated conduct consistent with intent to permanently deprive. The evidence proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt; conviction is therefore upheld.
11 Jan 2023

香港特別行政區訴李龍軒

Citation

[2023] HKCFI 107
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA246/2022

The trial judge reasonably accepted the CCTV and surrounding evidence that the appellant acted together with the co-accused as lookout and to shield the theft of 18 tubes of toothpaste; there was no demonstrable error in the judge's credibility findings or factual conclusions, so the conviction should be upheld.
26 Aug 2014

香港特別行政區訴叶麗玉

Citation

香港特別行政區訴叶麗玉
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA804/2013

Convictions are upheld because the magistrate's acceptance of the accomplice's testimony was rational and supported by the evidence; the sentence was excessive given the low monetary value of the thefts and the appellant's first‑offender status, but collusion with a colleague and lack of remorse justified immediate custody at a reduced level; original sentence of 4 months set aside and replaced by concurrent/partly concurrent terms totaling 8 weeks imprisonment.

Hong Kong Case Law

香港特別行政區 訴 王樹德

香港特別行政區 訴 李龍軒

香港特別行政區 訴 叶麗玉

香港特別行政區訴王樹德

香港特別行政區訴李龍軒

香港特別行政區訴叶麗玉