23 Jul 1997
HKSAR v. CHONG WING HOI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHONG WING HOI
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC78/1997
The cumulative effect of the trial judge's inaccurate and prejudicial directions, and the failure to ensure the jury disregarded the acquitted co-defendant's incriminating statements, rendered the trial unfair and the conviction unsafe; accordingly the conviction was quashed and the sentence set aside.