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Topic

Bail proceedings

Legal area

Court

10 Feb 2009

HKSAR v. NANCY ANN KISSEL

Citation

HKSAR v. NANCY ANN KISSEL
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC414/2005

The court granted a certificate under s.32(2) limited to the specific legal question whether, for the purpose of impugning credibility, the prosecution may cross-examine a defendant on affidavits and counsel submissions tendered in a bail application, and declined to certify the other submitted questions.
6 Dec 1982

YAU KOON-YAU v. THE QUEEN

Citation

YAU KOON-YAU v. THE QUEEN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC1048/1982

Exposure of a magistrate to an accused's previous record during bail proceedings does not automatically vitiate a subsequent trial; the trial may proceed so long as the magistrate can and does act without bias, and the same standard applies to magistrates as to District Judges and higher courts; in this case the magistrate demonstrated no improper influence and the convictions were warranted by the evidence.