13 May 1994
WAN CHIK WAI v. R.
- Citation
- WAN CHIK WAI v. R.
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC669/1993
Majority held conviction unsafe and quashed it because the crucial finding that the applicant was the principal occupant and thus in possession was not supported by reliable evidence: key discrepancies in police evidence were not resolved, important exhibits and the signed cautioned statement were not produced, and the trial judge made prejudicial comments affecting fairness; accordingly the proviso could not be applied to sustain the conviction.