7 Mar 2024
HKSAR v. MUKASERA ESTINA
- Citation
- [2024] HKCA 106
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC38/2021
The appeal was dismissed because (1) the judge’s references to country‑of‑origin labels were comments on real exhibits open to jury inspection and did not engage the hearsay rule; (2) the summing‑up did not treat inconsistent prior statements as ipso facto proof of guilt and a specific lies direction was not required given counsel’s agreement and the context; and (3) complaints about PW3’s investigative remarks were peripheral, not objected to at trial and did not cause unfairness, so the convictions stand.