6 Jun 1989
THE QUEEN v. LEE MAN KIT
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. LEE MAN KIT
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA392/1989
The conviction was unsustainable because possession under the applicable law requires intention to exercise control over the item; knowledge of the item's existence and occupier status are insufficient to establish possession, and lies told by the defendant only affect credibility and cannot alone support an inference of guilt.