10 Jan 2002
The magistrate's adverse credibility finding was sustainable on the evidence; the facts established possession of another person's identity card and an overstay by one day, so the conviction and concurrent sentences were upheld and the appeal dismissed.
19 Oct 1990
The Court held that although the Attorney General's initial decision not to prosecute was solemn and ought not to be lightly resiled from, his later decision to prosecute was not unlawful; courts have a residual power to stay prosecutions for abuse of process but must exercise it with extreme circumspection and the facts here did not amount to abuse warranting refusal of jurisdiction; the trial judge's findings on intent and credibility were open on the evidence (including taped conversations) and the conviction and sentence were upheld; the Crown's case stated appeal against the acquittals f…