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CACC 463/2010


IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF APPEAL
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 463 OF 2010
(ON APPEAL FROM HCCC NO. 90 OF 2010)



BETWEEN    
  HKSAR Respondent
  v  
  Xu Shengqi (許勝其) Applicant


Before: Hon Stock VP, Fok JA and Line J in Court
Date of Hearing: 31 August 2011
Date of Judgment: 31 August 2011
Date of Handing Down Reasons for Judgment: 16 September 2011



REASONS FOR JUDGMENT



Hon Fok JA (giving the Reasons for Judgment of the Court):

Introduction

1. The applicant was charged with four counts of murder and tried before D. Pang J and a jury.

2. On 23 November 2010, the applicant was found guilty on three of the four counts of murder (counts 1, 2 and 4) and, on the remaining count of murder (count 3), was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.