7 Oct 2016
香港特別行政區 訴 潘志文
- Citation
- 香港特別行政區 訴 潘志文
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA653/2015
The trial judge permissibly accepted the complainant's evidence as credible after weighing witness testimony, contemporaneous complaints, and competing psychiatric expert evidence; the defence expert was rejected as lacking foundation; given deference to the trial judge's opportunity to assess demeanour and credibility, the evidence proved the elements of indecent assault beyond reasonable doubt and negated any honest belief in consent, so the appeal against conviction and sentence is dismissed.