8 Dec 1998
HKSAR v. YIP KAI FOON
- Citation
- HKSAR v. YIP KAI FOON
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC138/1997
The Court upheld the trial judge's refusal to stay proceedings because he considered the totality of the publicity, distinguished sensational/fictional material from serious news, applied the correct test assessing risk of serious prejudice and whether judicial warnings and lapse of time could cure it, and there was no error of law or manifestly unreasonable exercise of discretion; accordingly leave to appeal was refused and the convictions and sentences were upheld.