Li Chung v. The Queen
Read the full judgment text of CACC 276/1970 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 24 June 1970.
1. The appellant who is aged 17 years and another youth of 15 years were questioned by police officers and as a result, although it appears that the police had no information to go upon, confessed that they had on two occasions robbed unknown male persons of their wrist watches and small sums of money, $45 in one case and $25 in the other, Otherwise the appellant had a clear record. The two watches were recovered as a result of the confessions. There was no suggestion that any offensive weapon h
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CACC000276/1970 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 276 OF 1970 -----------------
----------------- Coram: Mills-Owens J. in Court. Date of Judgment: 24 June 1970 (Oral judgment reduced into writing.) ----------------- JUDGMENT ----------------- 1. The appellant who is aged 17 years and another youth of 15 years were questioned by police officers and as a result, although it appears that the police had no information to go upon, confessed that they had on two occasions robbed unknown male persons of their wrist watches and small sums of money, $45 in one case and $25 in the other, Otherwise the appellant had a clear record. The two watches were recovered as a result of the confessions. There was no suggestion that any offensive weapon had been made use of in the course of the robberies. The appellant was sentenced to detention in a Training Centre. I considered that in a case such as this of a youth's first essay into crime there was scope for affording the appellant an opportunity to mend his ways. Accordingly I allowed this appeal by substituting a conditional discharge without a conviction being recorded.
Representation: Appellant in person. Evans for Crown/respondent. |