Read the full judgment text of CACC 000231/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 11 March 1999.
1. The applicant faced one charge of theft contrary to s.9 of the Theft Ordinance, Cap.210. This charge particularized that he, between 31st may 1996 and 1st November 1996, in Hong Kong, stole $169,220.10, the property of Mingson Industries Ltd. He pleaded not guilty before Judge Chua in the District Court. He was found guilty after trial and sentenced to 2 years and 3 months. He now seeks leave to appeal against both conviction and sentence.