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Hong Kong Case Law

Lies evidence
  • 28 Nov 2002

    HKSAR v. CHAU KWOK ON

    Citation
    HKSAR v. CHAU KWOK ON
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC131/2001

    The judge's summing up was fair and balanced: provocation was not established on the evidence and the 4 August incident did not produce the necessary sudden and temporary loss of self-control; the limited good character direction was justified because discreditable matters undermined a full Vye direction; lies told by the applicant were properly left to the jury as supporting the prosecution if they were shown to be told to conceal involvement in the murder; accordingly the conviction was safe and the appeal dismissed, and the sentence appeal failed under authority cited.