HKSAR v. ALE, BAL CHANDRA
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HCMA 70/2020
[2020] HKCFI 979
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO 70 OF 2020
(ON APPEAL FROM STCC 183/2020)
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BETWEEN
| HKSAR | Respondent | |
| and | ||
| ALE, BAL CHANDRA | Appellant |
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| Before: | Hon Toh J in Court |
| Date of Hearing: | 26 May 2020 |
| Date of Judgment: | 26 May 2020 |
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J U D G M E N T
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1. The appellant had been charged with breach of condition of stay and upon his plea of guilty, he was sentenced to 9 months’ imprisonment. The appellant was seemingly dissatisfied with the conviction and appeals against his conviction.
2. As Mr Hui has pointed out, the appellant was properly represented in the magistrate’s court by a duty lawyer and also the plea and facts were read to him through an interpreter, so none of the circumstances rendering his plea a nullity existed and the appellant himself had merely given the court the reason for his appeal was that he wanted his liberty, that is not a reason for changing his plea and so this appeal is dismissed.
| (E Toh) | |
| Judge of the Court of First Instance High Court |
Mr Matthew Hui PP, of the Department of Justice, for the respondent
The appellant appeared in person