2 Jan 1981
WONG CHUN KEE v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- WONG CHUN KEE v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC1090/1980
The magistrate abused her discretion by refusing an adjournment to enable the unrepresented appellant to obtain legal advice where material issues (variance in locus, nature of seized items, state of appellant's arm and allegation of frame-up) could not be properly explored and the refusal resulted in prejudice; accordingly the conviction and order were set aside and a retrial was ordered before another magistrate.
- Possession of apparatus for injection of dangerous drugs
- Adjournment to obtain legal representation
- Amendment and particulars of charge (locus and exhibits)
- Order for retrial