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Sharp direction
  • 2 Nov 1994

    TSUI KIN CHEUNG v. R.

    Citation
    TSUI KIN CHEUNG v. R.
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC22/1993

    Given the appellant's mixed cautioned statement purporting to show consent and the corroborative context of letters from the complainant, the trial judge's failure to specifically direct the jury to the appellant's account created a lurking doubt as to the safety of the convictions; appeal must be allowed and convictions quashed.