27 Apr 1976
FAN WAI HONG v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- FAN WAI HONG v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC364/1976
Because material and unresolved contradictions existed about the nature of the weapon and there was no evidence to contradict the appellant's claim that he required the knife for his trade, the prosecution failed to exclude lawful excuse beyond reasonable doubt; the conviction was therefore unsafe and was quashed.