3 Mar 1995
R. v. LAM YIN
- Citation
- R. v. LAM YIN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1592/1994
Although the magistrate did not err in accepting unequivocal guilty pleas in the absence of clear indications the defendant was unaware of the charge or his rights, the alleged misrepresentation by an immigration officer was capable of vitiating the pleas and required factual inquiry; the magistrate should have adjourned to elicit evidence or the appellate court should hear the evidence, therefore the appeal is adjourned for a factual hearing.