19 Feb 1998
HKSAR v. CHAN LAI CHOI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHAN LAI CHOI
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC166/1997
The conviction was safe despite the trial judge's failure to articulate directions on similar fact evidence because the first incident was admissible to rebut the appellant's defence and there was no miscarriage of justice; accordingly the proviso was applied to affirm conviction; the sentence of four years was excessive when compared to inland transport cases and was reduced by the Court of Appeal to reflect an appropriate starting point and credit for a clear record.