31 Jan 1997
R. v. YIP KAI FOON
- Citation
- R. v. YIP KAI FOON
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCC271/1996
Application for a permanent stay was refused because the judge was not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the film and magazine publicity had so seriously prejudiced potential jurors that no fair trial could be held; the publicity was sensational and in some respects false but not of such enduring or overwhelming effect as to displace the court's confidence in jurors' ability to follow directions and decide on the evidence.