4 May 1994
R. v. CHAN Kwok-wai
- Citation
- R. v. CHAN Kwok-wai
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA276/1994
The appeal is allowed because the magistrate failed to address the significant omission in the police station recorded questions and answers and did not reconcile that record with the police officers' in‑court evidence, leaving a lurking doubt about the safety of the conviction; accordingly the conviction and sentence are set aside.