HKSAR v. Cheng

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:Court_of_Appeal
yes
June 2020
upheld
misapplication of law
gptkbp:caseTypes FAMV_1234/2020
gptkbp:citedBy [2020] HKCFI 1234
gptkbp:claims character witnesses
gptkbp:commanded 5 years imprisonment
gptkbp:community_engagement yes
mixed
gptkbp:convictedOf forensic_analysis
gptkbp:court gptkb:HKSAR
gptkb:Court_of_First_Instance
public access
not guilty
Cheng
senior counsel
gptkbp:date March 2020
gptkbp:duration 6 months
high
gptkbp:historicalEvent documented
gptkbp:homeGround local resident
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HKSAR v. Cheng
gptkbp:impact yes
legal community
gptkbp:independence discussed
gptkbp:internationalClassification yes
gptkbp:is_a_document_that available online
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Smith
possible
multiple
guilty
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:legal_principle criminal law
burden of proof
gptkbp:legal_representation high
defense attorney
gptkbp:legalStatus Hong_Kong_law
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notableFeature yes
ongoing
landmark case
gptkbp:outcome pending
conviction
gptkbp:precedent yes
multiple
gptkbp:reform discussed
gptkbp:relatedPatent HKSAR_v._Lee
gptkbp:research video footage
gptkbp:significance high profile case
gptkbp:tactics self-defense
premeditation
gptkbp:year 2020