香港特別行政區訴蘇柏林及另一人- Case Law - VLEX 862775813

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第一上訴人蘇柏林在暫委裁判官戴昭琦席前,經審訊被裁定一項「殘酷對待動物」罪有罪,違反《防止殘酷對待動物條例》(第169章)第3(1)(a)條,被判監禁16個月。

Home CaseLaw 香港特別行政區訴蘇柏林及另一人 Judgment Citedin PrecedentMap RelatedVincent CourtHighCourt(HongKong) JudgmentDate06August2014 subjectMatterMagistracyAppeal JudgementNumberHCMA96/2014 HCMA96A/2014香港特別行政區訴蘇柏林及另一人 HCMA96/2014 香港特別行政區 高等法院原訟法庭 刑事上訴司法管轄權 不服刑罰上訴 案件編號:高院裁判法院上訴案件2014年第96號 (原觀塘裁判法院刑事案件2013年第2188號) ____________ 答辯人 香港特別行政區 訴 第一上訴人 蘇柏林 第二上訴人 楊翹宇 ____________ 主審法官: 高等法院原訟法庭法官馮驊 聆訊日期: 2014年7月31日及8月4日 判案日期: 2014年8月4日 判案理由書日期: 2014年8月6日 判案理由書 1.第一上訴人蘇柏林在暫委裁判官戴昭琦席前,經審訊被裁定一項「殘酷對待動物」罪有罪,違反《防止殘酷對待動物條例》(第169章)第3(1)(a)條,被判監禁16個月。

他不服定罪及判刑上訴,在第二上訴人定罪上訴得直後仍維持放棄定罪上訴。

2.本席即席批准判刑上訴,現頒下理由。

案情概要 3.控罪指第一上訴人與另外三名被告人於2012年11月16日在順天邨天池樓11樓殘酷地踢一隻小貓,或因胡亂或不合理地作出某種作為而導致牠受到不必要的痛苦。

4.案發當晚約7時半,第一上訴人與5至6人(包括其他3名被告人)到達天池樓11樓以上一樓層,一名男子腳踢小貓一下,小貓逃離開該層。

數分鐘後,該班人中3至4人(包括第一上訴人)落到11樓。

他們分成兩組,分別站在1102及1104室外。

兩名男子以小貓為球,交換式踢小貓兩次,其間有男子發出笑聲。

5.小貓即口部流血、後腳癱瘓、胸部、心臟、脊椎胸椎嚴重受傷,最終需要人道毀滅。

求情理由 6.第一上訴人23歲,長於破碎家庭,自2004年期涉毒品及暴力罪行,因吸毒染上尿道炎。

裁判官的理由 7.裁判官指沒有證據顯示誰人有踢小貓,但根據當時環境,1102及1104兩室之間為一狹窄走廊,一邊是牆壁,另一邊是欄杆。

眾人分兩邊而站,形成小貓被圍封局面,無路可走,不能似在較高樓層時本能地逃走。

8.裁判官指出,第一上訴人見到小貓在樓上被踢,到樓下時沒有意圖參與的人,有機會退出,但他沒有這樣做,反映與踢貓者共同進退意圖。

9.裁判官引述上訴法庭案例SJvIuChiYung(譯音姚志容)CAAR4/2008。

該案答辯人與另外一人,一個以鐵鏟、一個以木球棒襲擊一隻黃麂約一分鐘。

黃麂流血,大聲悲鳴至失去知覺。

定罪下被判8個月監禁,因無刑事紀錄,扣減兩個月至6個月。

律政司司長申請刑期覆核。

上訴法庭指出,殘酷對待動物每宗案件情節不同,是否需要監禁及刑期取決於虐待動物的原因。

有關案情非同類最嚴重者,沒有長時間虐待動物以致受苦,施虐者從而不當地享受快感。

上訴庭拒絕加刑申請。

10.裁判官引述裁判法院案件HKSARvMokChungTing(譯音莫仲霆)TMCC3700/2012。

該被告人因狗吠而將天拿水淋在狗隻,點火燃燒,狗隻需要人道毀滅。

上訴人自首及承認殘酷對待動物罪,被判監禁8個月。

11.而在裁判處案件HKSARvANHaizhou(譯音安海周),該被告人以繩索繫着貓頸,讓貓兒奔跑,來回拉緊繩索數次,為時3、4分鐘。

最終小貓死亡,該被告人將貓屍裝好,放在公園長凳。

定罪下被判監禁3個月。

其後裁判官覆核刑期,將監禁加至7個月。

12.裁判官指出本案之加重嚴重性因素如下: (1)眾人非預謀,但亦非酒醉下犯事; (2)有多人參與; (3)小貓沒有對任何人造成危害或滋擾; (4)過程中有人嬉笑,莫視苦楚; (5)小貓並非即時死去,受苦多少時候,最終人道毀滅。

13.裁判官亦有引述屠宰狗隻的案例。

14.裁判官指出,殘酷對待動物罪最高刑期3年,本案屬中等程度級別。

裁判官指沒有特殊情況的量刑起點應為12個月,因加重嚴重因素,以18個月為起點。

第一上訴人身體欠佳,減刑兩個月,判處監禁16個月。

上訴理由 15.上訴人上訴理由為18個月監禁量刑起點明顯過重。

討論 16.代表答辯人的李大律師指出,上訴法庭沒有就有關罪行定出量刑指引,判刑應按個別案情而定,而刑期取決於有關被告人是否從施虐中得到不當的快感。

17.李大律師指出,案發時有人發出笑聲,雖然不知是誰人,但第一上訴人必定知道施虐者從中得到快感。

案發現場是狹窄走廊,上訴人站在一端,對小貓造成圍封。

他沒有退出,因此有參與成份。

18.代表上訴人的姚大律師則指出,上訴人並非腳踢小貓者,他沒有抽離,可說是有鼓勵作用,但他並非負最大罪責者。

19.本席認為,眾人圍觀貓兒被虐踢,從中得到不當的快感,但證據沒有顯示第一上訴人為踢貓者,他只夥同犯罪。

20.鑑於案情,本席將定罪下之量刑起點定為14個月監禁,考慮到上訴人之身體狀況(他有尿頻,需要經常如廁),因此將刑期減為12個月監禁。

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