16 Jan 1976
YEUNG CHIU v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- YEUNG CHIU v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC1043/1975
The appeal is allowed and convictions and sentences quashed because (1) the magistrate materially amended the first charge without complying with section 27(2) of the Magistrates Ordinance (calling the accused to plead and allowing recall/examination of witnesses), constituting a substantive procedural non‑compliance, and (2) the magistrate failed to adequately evaluate and explain rejection of significant inconsistencies in the prosecution evidence, rendering the convictions unsafe.