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Ambiguous verdict
  • 22 Nov 2013

    HKSAR v. LAM SIU FUNG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LAM SIU FUNG AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC326/2012

    The Court held the jury's guilty verdicts were unambiguous despite a non‑standard pro forma because the summing up and pro forma clearly required a verdict on murder first and the jury's conduct (no protest and acceptance of mandatory life sentence) confirmed understanding; the evidence (CCTV and accomplice) supported joint enterprise liability and the trial judge correctly directed on withdrawal; a Kevin Brown direction was unnecessary because disputed factual roles were evidential means to prove mens rea rather than alternative mutually exclusive ingredients; the s.67B(2) judge's report was…