16 May 2024
HKSAR v. NKRUMA MARINA
- Citation
- [2024] HKCA 470
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC14/2022
Leave to appeal against conviction refused because prosecutorial remarks did not necessitate a lies direction, there was no breach of the Browne v Dunn principle, the judge's evidence comments were permissible common‑sense observations, PW4's testimony was admissible as recitation of the accused's explanations, and the jury (having been properly directed) could legitimately draw an irresistible inference of knowledge from the weight of circumstantial evidence. Leave to appeal against sentence was granted because it was reasonably arguable that the discount for the applicant's assistance in th…