Hong Kong Case Law

26 Aug 2004

HKSAR v. SINGH KULWIR

Citation

HKSAR v. SINGH KULWIR

Court

Court of First Instance

Case number

HCMA767/2004

The Magistrate was entitled to prefer the prosecution witnesses, rejected the appellant's account as against logic and commonsense, relied on the discovery of stolen items on the appellant minutes after the theft and on evidence that intoxication did not impair the appellant, and therefore the conviction was upheld.

• Theft
• Credibility of witnesses
• Possession of stolen property
• Intoxication
• Right to self-representation
• Appellate review of factual findings