2 Jun 1971
LAM WOON-NANG v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- LAM WOON-NANG v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC138/1971
The conviction was quashed because the jury were misdirected by repeated statements that the accused's evidence should be judged on the balance of probabilities; no new trial was ordered because the evidence was sufficiently weak that a retrial would be unjust and a conviction on retrial would be a matter of chance; caution given that references to balance of probabilities are dangerous except where law places an onus on the accused.