Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Galbraith test

Legal area

Court

20 Jul 2021

HKSAR v. PURUGGANAN ROGELIO GARCIA

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 2138
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCCC196/2020

The application for no case to answer was refused because there is a prima facie case from proven facts and inferences such that a reasonable jury, properly directed, could conclude beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant knew he was importing dangerous drugs; competing innocent explanations are not inherently improbable and are for the jury to assess.
21 Aug 2020

香港特別行政區訴余文龍

Citation

[2020] HKDC 757
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCC818/2019

The identification evidence (CCTV and eyewitness identification) was of poor quality and inherently weak, and there was no other evidence to support the identifications; accordingly the prosecution evidence taken at its highest was insufficient for a properly directed jury to convict, so the judge must stop the case and find no case to answer.
11 Jul 1995

R. v. WONG CHI MAN

Citation

R. v. WONG CHI MAN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC632/1994

The identification evidence was very poor and the supporting admission evidence was inherently flawed; applying Turnbull the judge ought to have withdrawn the case from the jury, therefore the conviction was unsafe and was quashed.