12 Oct 2001
LI DEFAN AND ANOTHER v. HKSAR
- Citation
- LI DEFAN AND ANOTHER v. HKSAR
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FAMC22/2001
The Appeal Committee held it was at least reasonably arguable that it may be a misdirection to tell a jury or oneself that an adverse inference is more readily to be drawn because the accused did not testify; that issue is of great and general importance and leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was certified and granted for that point. The Committee rejected certification on the other points (including the proviso and burden reversal arguments) as not reasonably arguable or not amounting to substantial and grave injustice on the facts.