14 May 2014
HKSAR v. SZE MEI MUN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- HKSAR v. SZE MEI MUN AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC60/2013
Court held (1) the judge was wrong as a matter of law to state s94A CPO relieved the prosecution of proving absence of manifests in a conspiracy charge, because s94A cannot impose a reverse burden on conspiracy; (2) notwithstanding that legal error, the convictions for conspiracy (Charge 1) and related money‑dealing charges for 1st‑5th applicants were supported by overwhelming circumstantial and direct evidence (four Masters' testimony, invoices, VCS forms, ledger, bank flows, notebook), so the proviso applies and convictions on Charge 1 and specified related charges are upheld; (3) evidence…