刑事案件辯護或上訴 Criminal Defence and Appeals

刑事案件辯護或上訴

如被告於提堂時不認罪，法院將排期舉行審訊。被告可在審訊程序內作出辯護，並有權選擇是否作供或傳召證人作供。刑事案件中舉證責任在檢控一方排除合理懷疑，被告不一定需要作供證明自己無罪。

假若被告在裁判法院被裁定罪名成立，被告有權就裁決或判刑或兩者提出上訴。被告可於判決後的14整天內就裁判官的決定可根據香港法例第227章 《裁判官條例》第104條向裁判官提出覆核或第105條就法律觀點提交案件呈述的申請或第113條就裁判官判決的任何事項提出上訴。而就區域法院或高等原訟法院向高等法院上訴須於判決後的28整天內提出上訴。被告須上訴法庭先決定是否頒布上訴許可令才可正式提出上訴。

由原裁判官覆核案件程序較簡單，但是被告不宜使用這方法來覆核裁判官是否正確地運用法律賦予的酌情權。如被告不服裁判官的覆核，可於判決後的14整天內向高等原訟叉法庭提出上訴。至於被告直接向高等原訟法院提出上訴的話，被告有機會被上訴庭法官根據原訟法庭認定的事實判處被告更多或更嚴重的罪行。閣下提出任何上訴時，應先諮詢律師了解上訴是否有充分理據以及選用哪一項途徑進行上訴。

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Criminal Defence and Appeals

A defendant goes on trial if he pleas not guilty. However, at trial, he may defend himself but he is under no obligation to give evidence himself or to call any witnesses to give evidence because the burden falls upon the prosecution to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt and for the defence to prove nothing.

If the defendant is convicted in magistrate, he may appeal by magistrate under s.104 of the Magistrate Ordinance (MO) or by way of cases stated under s.105 of MO or “Alternative Procedure” under s.113 of the MO within 14 clear days are the judge’s decision if there is ground to appeal. The appeal from District Court or Court of First Instance (CFI) to the Court of Appeal must be applied within 28 days after the judge’s decision with the leave of the court. Leave of the court is required for the court to hear the appeal.

Review by the original magistrate is a cheap and simple way but it is not suitable where magistrate has wrongly exercised a discretion. The defendant may further appeal to the CFI if he is not satisfied with the review by the magistrate within 14 days after the decision. On appeal, the appellant judge may further find the defendant some other offence if he considers that the magistrate could have found him guilty. Therefore, you are advised to discuss with lawyers before you apply for any appeal by way of the above means.

If you require consultation regarding criminal cases, please feel free to contact Mr Lam through Whatsapp 6977 6708 for further details and arrangements as soon as possible.