23 Feb 1982
LAM KAI WAI v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- LAM KAI WAI v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC74/1982
Certified translations of materially relevant exhibits (the cheques) were not before the trial magistrate and tended to support the appellant's explanation; the absence of that evidence rendered the conviction unsafe and required quashing, but the appellate court exercised its discretion not to order a retrial because of the appellant's age, the prosecution's omission, the low value of articles, the time already served and the balance of interests of justice.