14 Aug 1984
THE QUEEN v. FONG KAM-YEE
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. FONG KAM-YEE
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC236/1984
Omission of an express allegation of intent to defraud in particulars charging uttering of a forged cheque was not fatal because the statutory definition (s.74(2)) and s.70(2) establish that the relevant intent for a cheque is intent to defraud; the particulars identified the instrument as a cheque and thus contained the essential ingredient, and the accused was not prejudiced or embarrassed by the omission; accordingly the charges were not defective and a retrial was ordered.