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Topic

Use of forged instrument

Legal area

Court

15 Jan 2016

HKSAR V. MOHOMED RAHOOF MOHOMED SAJAHAN

Citation

HKSAR V. MOHOMED RAHOOF MOHOMED SAJAHAN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA270/2014

Form 8 is an important identity document comparable to an identity card; the Li Chang Li sentencing guidelines for forged identity documents apply to Form 8; given the appellant used a forged Form 8 to conceal his identity after rejection of his torture claim, a 21‑month sentence after trial was not excessive and the appeal was dismissed.
13 Mar 2003

HKSAR v. GUO PING ZHANG

Citation

HKSAR v. GUO PING ZHANG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA88/2003

The court applied the Chan Man‑mo precedent and found that, having considered the guilty plea and personal circumstances, the 12 month sentence was within the appropriate range and not excessive, therefore the appeal is dismissed.
22 Jan 1975

CHEUNG YEUK-MAN v. THE QUEEN

Citation

CHEUNG YEUK-MAN v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC981/1974

Appeal allowed and conviction quashed because the record contains no indication the magistrate considered whether the two principal witnesses were accomplices; where strong grounds suggest accomplice status the magistrate must state he considered the danger of convicting on uncorroborated testimony and must record his finding if he nonetheless relies on that testimony.