Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Evaluation of demeanour

Legal area

Court

11 Apr 2000

HKSAR v. LO CHUN NAM

Citation

HKSAR v. LO CHUN NAM
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA838/1999

The magistrate's credibility findings and his assessment that the defence documents were fabricated were supported by the evidence (including firm prosecution witness testimony and inconclusive handwriting expert opinion); there was no material misdirection affecting the verdict and the conviction was neither unsafe nor unsatisfactory, therefore the appeal is dismissed.
13 Mar 1985

THE QUEEN v. TANG FUK-WAI

Citation

THE QUEEN v. TANG FUK-WAI
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC537/1984

Convictions quashed because, although there was evidence that could support guilt, the trial judge relied on dubious or unparticularized factors (prior-suspicion evidence of uncertain weight, ambiguous and inconsistent statements, and unparticularized demeanour) and it was not certain that a proper appraisal of the evidence would inevitably have led to conviction; therefore the convictions were unsafe.