4 Feb 2008
HKSAR v. LIN SIU LUN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LIN SIU LUN AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC10/2006
D1 and D2 appeals succeeded because the trial judge erred in exercising discretion on severance (joinder of prejudicial counts and co-defendants), and in giving materially improper directions (notably a written handout on intention and unsatisfactory treatment of defence and good character) such that convictions were unsafe; by contrast D9 and D10 convictions were upheld because the evidence and directions as to causation and joint enterprise were sufficient and any omissions were not material to manslaughter verdicts.