29 Sept 1994
R. v. YUNG LEONORA
- Citation
- R. v. YUNG LEONORA
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA676/1994
The magistrate erred by effectively reversing the burden of proof and by focusing on the proviso rather than on whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant failed to take all reasonable steps; on the evidence the ingredients of the offence under s121(4) were not established and the conviction could not stand.