28 Jun 2010
HKSAR v. KEVIN EGAN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. KEVIN EGAN
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACC3/2009
Chui and Lam: convictions for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice quashed because prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the required knowledge/belief and specific intent; critical findings rested on unreliable or single‑witness evidence and the trial judge erred by conflating no‑case analysis with ultimate fact‑finding. Chui’s attempted perjury conviction quashed because material falsities relied upon were not lawfully proved in compliance with s.43 and conviction was not inevitable. Egan: prosecution appeal against Court of Appeal quashing of s.17 attempted‑disclosure c…