HKSAR V. SITHOLE PALESA DONETIE YVETTE

[2025] HKCA 504 Court of Appeal 23 May 2025 • CACC111/2022 • 20 min read

4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure Ordinance Dangerous Drugs Ordinance Evidence Ordinance

Judges (1)

Zervos Coram

Counsel (4)

Chan & Tsu Firm Department of Justice Firm Angel Yuen Counsel Respondent Sherry Anthony James Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Sithole Palesa Donetie Yvette Applicant

Summary

Criminal conviction and sentence appeal by Sithole Palesa Donetie Yvette, a South African national convicted of trafficking in 1,721 grammes of a solid containing 1,007 grammes of cocaine. She was sentenced to 24 years' imprisonment by Campbell-Moffat J and a jury. The Court of Appeal (Zervos JA) heard the application for leave to appeal against conviction.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Ordinance

s 65C

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134)

Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8)

s 22A

Cases Cited (4)

HK (4)

[2009] 2 HKLRD 437 [2022] HKCFI 2359 [2024] 1 HKLRD 1186 [2025] 2 HKLRD 138

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCA 599

HKSAR V. CHOI WING KA

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 504)