24 Sept 1997
HKSAR v. WONG WAI YEE
- Citation
- HKSAR v. WONG WAI YEE
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA840/1997
The magistrate, having chosen to deal with the appellant's good character, failed to consider and record its effect on her credibility (the credibility limb) and foreshadowed a pre-judged conclusion at the witness's evidence, thereby closing his mind on the issue; this procedural failure rendered the conviction unsafe and warranted quashing the conviction and setting aside the fines and costs.