Read the full judgment text of CACC 184/2017 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 15 February 2019.
1. The applicant faced an Indictment containing a sole count of trafficking in a dangerous drug, namely, 6.50 kilogrammes of a powder containing 5.03 kilogrammes of cocaine, contrary to section 4(1)(a) and (3) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Cap 134. The applicant pleaded not guilty to the offence. On 6 June 2017, after a trial before High Court Judge Anthea Pang (“the judge”) and a jury, the applicant was convicted by the verdict of the jury and was sentenced on the same day to 29 years’ impr