Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Police conduct and alleged fabrication

Legal area

Court

14 Oct 1997

HKSAR v. FELIPE N. CASTANEDA

Citation

HKSAR v. FELIPE N. CASTANEDA
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC40/1997

The Court held that the trial Judge's summing up and directions were sufficient for the jury to decide the issues; the discrepancies and procedural irregularities were matters for the jury and did not render the conviction unsafe; the sentence of 18 years was within applicable guidelines for the quantity of methamphetamine and not manifestly excessive, therefore both the appeal against conviction and against sentence were dismissed.
9 Jul 1993

R. v. YIP CHI HUNG

Citation

R. v. YIP CHI HUNG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC119/1992

The Court held that despite strong and repeated judicial comment and some overstatement about police competence, the summing-up did not render the trial unfair or the conviction on count 2 unsafe; the judge was entitled to ask the accused relevant questions, to warn the jury that prior statements/notebook entries are not evidence but may affect credibility, and overall the jury's verdict on count 2 is upheld.