23 Sept 1998
HKSAR v. CHONG HO YIN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHONG HO YIN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA411/1998
The forensic pathologist's minute was material and should have been disclosed; the magistrate relied on partial medical evidence without resolving the apparent conflict, which materially bolstered the complainant's evidence and rendered the conviction unsafe; appeal allowed and conviction quashed, with no retrial ordered on the prosecution's position.