Read the full judgment text of CACC 61/2011 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 14 June 2012.
1. The applicant (Xia Hongjun) appeared before Line J sitting with a jury on an indictment consisting of one charge of rape and one charge of attempted rape. On 1 February 2011, the applicant was convicted of both charges and sentenced to the respective terms of 8½ years and 4½ years’ imprisonment with one year to run consecutively, making a total sentence of 9½ years’ imprisonment. The applicant sought leave to appeal against both conviction and sentence.