3 Feb 1988
THE QUEEN v. YUNG CHI-WAI AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. YUNG CHI-WAI AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC421/1987
The cautioned statements were properly admitted and the trial judge's credibility findings were entitled to deference; the first defendant's statement only supported conviction for damage to one unspecified vehicle so convictions on the remaining charges were unsustainable and were quashed (proviso applied to uphold one charge), whereas the second defendant's admissions established participation in a joint enterprise justifying conviction on all 15 charges; on sentencing fairness grounds related to bail pending appeal the second defendant's detention centre order was substituted with a bindin…