29 Nov 1971
HUI CHI CHUNG v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- HUI CHI CHUNG v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC713/1971
Ex abundante cautela the court exercised its power under s.119(d) to set aside sentences, record convictions and reimpose equivalent sentences in nine cases where there was doubt that a conviction had been properly recorded; the practical remedy is to require magistrates to use explicit language ('convict' or 'convicted') where a conviction is intended, although the broader legal question whether a finding of guilt alone suffices was left to be resolved by a Full Court if necessary.