20 Dec 2019
HKSAR v. QASIR JAHANGER
- Citation
- [2019] HKCA 1448
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC307/2018
Leave to appeal against conviction granted insofar as it was reasonably arguable the trial judge failed to direct the jury that the husband's out-of-court statement could not be used as proof of the facts asserted in it and could only be used for the limited purpose of assessing inconsistency and credibility; leave refused on grounds alleging the summing-up improperly favoured the prosecution and on the attempt direction because any error was not reasonably likely to be material; leave to appeal sentence refused because the 9-year term was not reasonably arguable as manifestly excessive given…