12 May 2001
HKSAR v. SUNG LAI KWAN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. SUNG LAI KWAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA168/2001
The conviction was unsafe because the trial magistrate failed to ensure the unrepresented appellant properly understood her rights before electing to give evidence, a failure that could have prejudiced her decision and trial fairness; excessive judicial intervention reinforced the need to quash the conviction and order a retrial before another magistrate.