23 May 2007
HKSAR v. LO WAI MING
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LO WAI MING
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC530/2005
Ex. D1 was a mixed statement by content though defence counsel had invited the judge to treat it as wholly exculpatory; that invitation meant no prejudice arose from the judge's direction on Ex. D1. Separately, prosecuting counsel's express suggestion that the co-accused Lau had pleaded guilty and acted together with the appellant, together with oblique references to Lau's statements, was highly prejudicial and amounted to a material irregularity; the court could not be satisfied under s.83(1) CPO that the jury would inevitably have convicted, so the conviction was quashed and a retrial order…