Read the full judgment text of CACC 10/2022 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 December 2023.
1. The applicant pleaded not guilty before Deputy Judge Derek Chan SC (“the judge”) in the High Court to an indictment alleging a single count of trafficking in a dangerous drug, contrary to section 4(1)(a) and (3) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Cap 134. The applicant was convicted on 23 November 2021 and, on 3 January 2022, sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment.