R. v. KWONG WING ON and Another

R. v. KWONG WING ON and Another

The magistrate did not err: the discrepancies and omissions were not material to the central facts which supported the prosecution (defendants attended the dwelling with others and the complainants alone sustained injuries), the credibility findings were properly reached and the law on good character was correctly...

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Citation
R. v. KWONG WING ON and Another
Parties
Respondent: THE QUEEN; 1st Defendant: KWONG WING ON; 2nd Defendant: CHUNG WAI MAN
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
9 August 1996
Case Number
HCMA574/1996
Procedural Posture
Magistracy Appeal (criminal) / Appeal to Supreme Court (appellate Jurisdiction) Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed in respect of both defendants
Legal Topics
Credibility Assessment, Findings of Fact, Good Character Evidence, Discrepancies in Witness Statements, Assault
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Evidence Appeal From Magistrate Credibility Assessment Findings of Fact Good Character Evidence Discrepancies in Witness Statements Assault

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Parties

THE QUEEN

Respondent

KWONG WING ON

1st Defendant

CHUNG WAI MAN

2nd Defendant

Procedural Posture

Magistracy Appeal (criminal) / Appeal to Supreme Court (appellate Jurisdiction) Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the magistrate erred in assessing witness credibility and rejecting defendants' accounts
  2. 2 Whether discrepancies and omissions in prosecution evidence were material to undermine convictions
  3. 3 Whether the magistrate should have given weight to the 2nd defendant's good character

Ratio Decidendi

The magistrate did not err: the discrepancies and omissions were not material to the central facts which supported the prosecution (defendants attended the dwelling with others and the complainants alone sustained injuries), the credibility findings were properly reached and the law on good character was correctly applied; therefore convictions stand.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed in respect of both defendants

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Convictions affirmed