11 Jun 1996
Tsang Wing Wing v. R.
- Citation
- Tsang Wing Wing v. R.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA306/1996
The convictions were quashed because the magistrate may have impermissibly relied on prior consistent statements to enhance a flawed witness's credibility and improperly compared prosecution and defence evidence in reaching credibility findings, rendering the convictions unsafe; however, a retrial was ordered as justice and public interest justify a fresh trial.