30 Oct 2008
HKSAR v. TAM WING MING
- Citation
- HKSAR v. TAM WING MING
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC474/2007
The Court held that informing the jury of the co-defendant's guilty plea did not prejudice the applicant and in fact assisted the defence; the absence of the exact specimen direction that the defendant should be acquitted if his account is or may be true was not a material omission because the judge's clear directions on burden and standard of proof and explicit statements that the jury must acquit if not sure adequately protected the applicant; the challenged comments were not impermissibly strong such as to cause injustice. Accordingly the appeal against conviction is dismissed.