Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Jury conduct

Legal area

Court

11 Mar 2003

HKSAR v. YOUNG KWOK CHEUNG

Citation

HKSAR v. YOUNG KWOK CHEUNG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC573/2001

The admissions and video interviews were properly admitted as voluntary; the jury, properly directed, accepted those admissions and there was ample evidence (including forensic evidence) that the applicant intended at least really serious bodily harm thereby supporting a murder conviction; no unfairness, prejudicial omission, or counsel incompetence was established to render the conviction unsafe, so the application is dismissed.
5 Sept 1997

HKSAR v. YUEN YU KIN

Citation

HKSAR v. YUEN YU KIN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC136/1997

The trial judge's response—adjourning and advising the jury after counsel's informal observation—was sensible and proper; there was no categorical complaint or prima facie basis to investigate or discharge the jury and no evidence of prejudice to the appellant, therefore the application for leave to appeal against conviction was dismissed.
21 Nov 1995

THE QUEEN v. LEUNG SAI WAH

Citation

THE QUEEN v. LEUNG SAI WAH
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC572/1995

The jury accepted the police evidence and rejected the applicant's account; there was no error in the trial judge's summing-up, the key grounds were not pursued or were raised too late, and nothing showed the verdict to be unsafe or unsatisfactory, therefore the appeal must be dismissed and the conviction upheld.