30 Oct 2020
香港特別行政區 訴 李威中
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 2700
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA117/2019
The appeal was allowed because the magistrate's statements could reasonably be read as having pre‑accepted prosecution evidence and effectively shifted or undermined the burden, creating a real doubt that the accused received the benefit of the standard of proof; therefore the convictions were unsafe and were quashed.