Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Criminal procedure ordinance s.83v

Legal area

Court

16 Jun 2023

HKSAR v. DOST IMRAN

Citation

[2023] HKCA 780
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC106/2021

The Court refused the renewed application for leave and dismissed the appeal because the trial judge's credibility findings (accepting PW1 and rejecting the defence) were rational and not plainly wrong, the proposed fresh evidence was inadequately explained and lacked sufficient credibility, and the conviction was therefore safe.
10 Jan 1992

R. v. LAW SIU KEUNG

Citation

R. v. LAW SIU KEUNG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC299/1991

Transcripts of taped Reasons for Verdict that are placed on the court file must be checked and signed by the trial judge for accuracy under the obligations of s.80 District Court Ordinance and judicial duty; if transcription errors render Reasons incomprehensible the Court of Appeal will adjourn for correction and may grant bail pending resumption, and legal advisers/Crown have a duty to draw such defects to the judge's attention promptly.