12 Nov 2002
HKSAR v. CHOW KWOK LEUNG
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHOW KWOK LEUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA301/2002
The magistrate, being in the best position to assess witness demeanour, properly evaluated and rejected defence explanations without reversing the burden of proof or unlawfully admitting opinion evidence; corroboration is not required as a matter of law and, applying these principles to the evidence, the convictions were safe and the appeal must be dismissed.