9 Jan 1999
HKSAR v. TANG WAI CHUNG AND OTHERS
- Citation
- HKSAR v. TANG WAI CHUNG AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA337/1998
The learned magistrate made detailed, reasoned credibility findings that prosecution witnesses saw opened carton boxes containing cigarettes on entry and could infer appellants' prior knowledge (supported by flight, unloading patterns and a company chop linking the 1st appellant); the inconsistencies in prosecution witnesses' statements were not so serious as to destroy their credibility, and absent a lurking doubt or material irregularity the appellate court must defer to the trial judge; therefore convictions were safe and appeals dismissed.