14 May 1984
THE QUEEN v. WONG KWOK WAH AND OTHERS
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. WONG KWOK WAH AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC46/1984
Failure by the magistrate to make adequate, specific findings as required by S.114(b) undermined the safety of convictions unless the evidence unequivocally pointed to guilt; applying that test to the record the court found the evidence did not inexorably convict all defendants — quashing some convictions (including all charges against the 2nd appellant and specified charges against the other appellants) while upholding other convictions; where convictions were upheld the magistrate's admission of cautioned statements and the inferences drawn were sustainable; sentences of immediate imprisonm…