Read the full judgment text of CACC 000215/2005 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 22 August 2006.
1. The applicants were charged with the murder of Mak Yat Sun. Both were acquitted of that offence but convicted of manslaughter after a trial before V. Bokhary J and a jury. The 1 st applicant was sentenced to 3 years and 10 months’ imprisonment. The 2 nd applicant was sentenced to 3 years and 9 months’ imprisonment. A 3 rd defendant at trial Li Kwong Hung pleaded guilty to manslaughter. That plea was accepted and he was sentenced to 1 year and 9 months’ imprisonment. Both applicants soug