Read the full judgment text of CACC 141/2022 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 15 March 2023.
1. The 1 st applicant (“A1”) and the 2 nd defendant (“D2”) each faced a single charge of robbery of the same Fuel Station in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong on consecutive days in January 2020 (Charges 1 and 2 respectively), contrary to section 10 of the Theft Ordinance, Cap 210. On 8 August 2022, they were both convicted in the District Court by Deputy Judge Newman Wong (“the Judge”) following a contested trial. On 2 September 2022, A1 and D2 were each sentenced to 4 years’ imprisonment. A1