24 May 2010
HKSAR v. CHAN CHAU WING
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHAN CHAU WING
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA217/2010
The conviction was unsafe because the magistrate denied the appellant a fair trial by refusing an adjournment without inquiry, improperly curtailing cross-examination so the appellant could not put identified inconsistencies, refusing the opportunity to make a no case to answer submission on contested telecom evidence and restricting final submissions; those procedural failings rendered the conviction unsustainable and warranted quashing the conviction and setting aside the sentence.