28 Nov 1995
R. v. WONG SIU LUNG
- Citation
- R. v. WONG SIU LUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC610/1994
The judge committed a material error by effectively discounting the accused's good character for propensity solely because many robberies are committed by young men; that misdirection was fatal to the safety of the conviction so the conviction was quashed, sentence set aside and a retrial ordered despite strong Crown evidence.