Hong Kong Case Law

2 Jul 1998

HKSAR v. JAMES MENLOR

Citation

HKSAR v. JAMES MENLOR

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

CACC624/1997

The trial judge permissibly drew an irresistible inference from the facts that the representations were false and that both defendants knew they were false and acted dishonestly; the evidence (undercover operation, demonstration, and conduct) left no sensible alternative interpretation and the appeal is dismissed.

• Attempt to obtain property by deception
• Dishonesty and belief
• Inference from circumstantial evidence
• Undercover police operations
• Sufficiency of evidence for conviction