R. v. WONG KWOK YING

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL

1994, No. 453
(Criminal)

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Bokhary, J.A. (giving the judgment of the Court):

1. This is an application for leave to appeal against conviction.

2. The applicant was tried in the High Court. He faced two counts of robbery. One robbery was at a jewellery shop in Nathan Road on September 18, 1989. $2.3 million worth of jewellery was taken. There were several robbers. It was the prosecution's case that the applicant was one of the robbers. The other robbery was at a jewellery shop in Canton Road on November 6 of the same year. $2.2 million worth of jewellery was taken. Again there were several robbers. And again it was the prosecution's case that the applicant was one of the robbers.

3. On August 25 last year, the jury convicted the applicant on both counts. The verdicts were unanimous.

4. The evidence against the applicant took the form of confession statements and accomplice evidence.

5. He has filed grounds of appeal. In them he complains of irregularity, mis-reception of evidence, misdirection and non-direction. His grounds also raise certain points on the facts. All his grounds were developed in oral argument presented by him in person.

6. It is unnecessary for us to detail the arguments. Suffice it to say that we have considered them and considered them in their context. Having done so, we find them to be without substance. There was ample evidence on which to convict. And there was nothing to vitiate the jury's verdicts.

7. We refuse leave to appeal.