HKSAR V. RICO PAUL JASON LOPEZ

[2025] HKCA 1026 Court of Appeal 14 November 2025 • CACC228/2024 • 7 min read

4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Judges (1)

Zervos Coram

Counsel (4)

Chan Ching Man & Co Firm Department of Justice Firm Marcus Lee Counsel Respondent Virginia Lau Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Rico Paul Jason Lopez Applicant

Summary

Criminal appeal by Rico Paul Jason Lopez against his sentence of 8 years and 4 months' imprisonment for conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. The applicant had pleaded guilty in the Magistrates' Court to trafficking in an estimated 218.73 grammes of cocaine. The application for leave to appeal against sentence was refused by Zervos JA sitting alone.

Cases Cited (4)

HK (4)

[2017] 5 HKLRD 799 [2021] 1 HKLRD 290 [2024] 1 HKLRD 1186 [2025] HKCFI 334

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Hong Kong Courts portal.

Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 1026)