42 lines
2.2 KiB
YAML
42 lines
2.2 KiB
YAML
plaintiff: []
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defendant:
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- POON LOK MAN (潘樂民)
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jurisdiction_code: HKCA
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jurisdiction_name: 香港特別行政區高等法院上訴法庭
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case_location:
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- 香港特別行政區
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case_reason: >-
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Appellant appeals against his sentence of 2 years and 8 months' imprisonment for dealing with funds,
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case_object:
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- sentence reduction
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judgment_result:
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- charge: Sentence determination (liability issue)
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result: Disallowed. The Court of Appeal reduced the sentence from 2 years and 8 months' imprisonment
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to 2 years' imprisonment, considering the role played by the appellant in the case was less culpable
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than that of an offender who is 'used' for money laundering without knowledge of the crime behind
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the proceeds.
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judgment_summary: >-
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In HKSAR v POON LOK MAN (潘樂民), the appellant appealed his sentence of 2 years and 8 months' imprisonment
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for dealing with funds, arguing for a reduction in sentence. The case involved three charges related
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to property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence, where PW1 and PW
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involved_entities:
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- entity_name: Hon Cheung JA
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reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
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- entity_name: Barma JJA
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reason: Judge in the Court of Appeal who heard the appeal with Hon Cheung JA.
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- entity_name: HKSAR
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reason: Respondent in the case, representing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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- entity_name: POON LOK MAN (潘樂民)
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reason: Appellant in the case who pleaded guilty to three charges of dealing with property known or
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believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence.
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- entity_name: H H Judge Douglas Yau
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reason: District Court judge who originally sentenced the appellant to 2 years and 8 months' imprisonment.
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- entity_name: PW1
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reason: Person deceived by investment and lottery fraud, remitted HK$355,251.90 into one of the appellant’s
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bank accounts (charge 1).
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- entity_name: PW2
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reason: Person deceived by investment and lottery fraud, remitted HK$547,969 and HK$618,835.31 into
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one of the appellant’s bank accounts (charge 3).
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- entity_name: Ah Yung
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reason: Person who had a connection with the inward remittance of HK$618,835.31.
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