21 Jan 1986
THE QUEEN v. CHAN YIP KAN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. CHAN YIP KAN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC251/1985
The prosecution failed to prove the statement was voluntary because the judge misdirected himself about implied promises; the circumstances permitted a reasonable finding that an implied promise could have been understood by the appellant and the Crown did not negativate that possibility, rendering the confession inadmissible and the conviction unsafe.