The Weekly Law Reports
[1994] 3 WLR 514
[PRIVY COUNCIL]
YIP CHIU-CHEUNG Appellant and THE QUEEN Respondent
[APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL OF HONG KONG]
1994 April 20,
21;
June 16
June 16
Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, Lord Griffiths, Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Mustill and Lord Slynn of Hadley
Crime
— Conspiracy
— Mens rea
— Conspiracy to traffic in dangerous drug
— Undercover agent agreeing with defendant unlawfully to export drugs from Hong Kong
— Agent intending to carry out agreement for justifiable motive
— Whether agent co-conspirator
— Whether defendant rightly convicted of conspiracy with agent
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Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Laws of Hong Kong, 1992 rev., c. 134), ss. 2(1), 4(1)