1 Apr 1987
THE QUEEN v. FAN KAI CHUEN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. FAN KAI CHUEN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA182/1987
The appeal is allowed because the magistrate misdirected himself by failing to resolve whether the screwdriver was found on the appellant (a fact necessary to establish a lawful arrest) and by treating prosecution evidence as acceptable unless the defence raised doubts, thereby failing to test whether the prosecution had proved all facts beyond reasonable doubt; conviction and sentence quashed.