19 Feb 1979
LAM WAI-YING AND OTHERS v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- LAM WAI-YING AND OTHERS v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC300/1978
The conviction of the 2nd Appellant was unsafe because the trial judge failed to give the jury adequate direction on material inconsistencies and the timing/circumstances of a crucial police statement, warranting quashing of the conviction; the admission of the statement was within the judge's discretion and not disturbed; the 4th Appellant's conviction was upheld but the sentence on Count 1 was reduced because the original sentence exceeded the permissible approach given the statutory context and maximum.