HKSAR v. LAM KING MAN

HKSAR v. LAM KING MAN

The magistrate's factual findings that PW2 had a clear, sustained view and made a reliable identification, that the earlier misidentification related to PW1 not PW2, and that there was no evidence of report-room contamination were not shown to be wrong on appeal; those findings support the safety of the conviction and require dismissal of the appeal.

Citation
HKSAR v. LAM KING MAN
Parties
Respondent: HKSAR; Appellant: Lam King Man
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
14 October 2005
Case Number
HCMA1219/2004
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal (magistracy) / Judgment on Appeal (court of First Instance)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; conviction and magistrate's order confirmed
Legal Topics
Robbery, Identification Evidence, Appeal Against Conviction, Witness Credibility, Misidentification
Source Language
EN
Criminal Law Evidence Robbery Identification Evidence Appeal Against Conviction Witness Credibility Misidentification

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Parties

HKSAR

Respondent

Lam King Man

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal (magistracy) / Judgment on Appeal (court of First Instance)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether identification evidence of PW2 was reliable and sufficient to sustain conviction
  2. 2 Whether prior or contemporaneous misidentifications by other witnesses undermined PW2's identification
  3. 3 Whether a chance encounter in a police report room could have led to unconscious transposition and thus unreliable identification

Ratio Decidendi

The magistrate's factual findings that PW2 had a clear, sustained view and made a reliable identification, that the earlier misidentification related to PW1 not PW2, and that there was no evidence of report-room contamination were not shown to be wrong on appeal; those findings support the safety of the conviction and require dismissal of the appeal.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; conviction and magistrate's order confirmed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Order of the magistrate below confirmed