2 Jul 2021
HKSAR v. PURUGGANAN ROGELIO GARCIA
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 2338
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCC196/2020
Application to admit Professor Whitty's report was refused. The court held that while evidence that a scam existed and the defendant's relationship to it was relevant, the Professor's report was neither necessary nor sufficiently reliable or specific to assist the jury on the central issue of knowledge. The report relied on hearsay and speculation, lacked demonstrated expertise specific to the scam type before the court, did not address the ultimate issue of knowledge, and exhibited insufficient independence and empirical foundation, therefore it was inadmissible.