Hearings
16 Jun 1994 [1995] 1 AC 111; [1994] 3 WLR 514; [1994] 2 All ER 924; 99 Cr App R 406, PC
Yip Chiu-Cheung v The Queen
Subject Matter
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 — Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, ss 2(1), 4(1)
Appellate History
Yip Chiu-Cheung v The Queen [1993] 1 HKCLR 133
Decision of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong affirmed
Yip Chiu-Cheung v The Queen [1995] 1 AC 111; [1994] 3 WLR 514; [1994] 2 All ER 924; 99 Cr App R 406, PC
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Statutory Conspiracy - Agreement without Real Intent
A5.54
Statutory Conspiracy - Agreement without Real Intent A5.55
Statutory Conspiracy - Where Only One Conspirator is Genuine A5.57