18 Jul 2000
HKSAR v. TANG KWOK WAI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. TANG KWOK WAI
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC465/1999
Transient psychosis induced by voluntary drug use is not a 'disease of the mind' under the M'Naghten rules; there was insufficient evidence of automatism or lack of voluntariness and sufficient evidence to support a jury finding that the applicant formed the intent to kill; conviction and six-year sentence stand.