14 Apr 1992
THE QUEEN v. WILLIAM HUNG
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. WILLIAM HUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCC32/1991
Judge found Article 5(3) breached because the applicant was detained for 526 days awaiting trial; however, on balance under Article 11(2)(c) the delay, though prima facie excessive, did not breach the right to be tried without undue delay because mitigating factors (portion of delay before Bill's commencement, systemic institutional causes attributable to administration, absence of demonstrated prejudice to the fairness of trial, and significant public interest in prosecuting serious drug offences) outweighed the factors favouring a stay; accordingly the application for a permanent stay was r…