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Character direction

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23 Aug 2006

HKSAR v. HO KWOK ON

Citation

HKSAR v. HO KWOK ON
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA979/2005

The conviction was quashed because the magistrate's finding that the appellant attempted to escape at the roadblock was not supported by sufficient evidence and because the magistrate over-relied on identification evidence by treating one identifying officer as 'skilled and experienced' without adequate evidential foundation; those errors rendered the conviction unsafe.
22 Mar 2006

HKSAR v. CHAN CHUN MAN

Citation

HKSAR v. CHAN CHUN MAN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC408/2005

The conviction was quashed because the appellate court found the evidence against the applicant did not prove beyond reasonable doubt that he knew or believed the cars were stolen; the available acts and documents amounted to suspicion only and there was insufficient admissible evidence to support an inference of guilty knowledge.