Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Evidentiary voir dire

Legal area

Court

19 Feb 2004

HKSAR v. BUI THI THUY

Citation

HKSAR v. BUI THI THUY
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA1167/2003

The learned Magistrate properly assessed credibility, lawfully admitted the cautioned statement after a voir dire, confined consideration to the three charged incidents and had sufficient admissible evidence to support the convictions; therefore the convictions are upheld and the appeal is dismissed.
28 Jan 2003

HKSAR v. CHAN WING HONG

Citation

HKSAR v. CHAN WING HONG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA1252/2002

The appellant's admitted bookmaking of HKD 622,000 over six days constituted more than a minor operation and warranted imprisonment; disparity with the co-accused was unfounded on the presented facts; mental illness caused by arrest did not outweigh the seriousness of the offence; a reduced guilty plea discount was appropriate given the factual voir dire, and therefore the sentence should be reduced from 4 months to 3 months imprisonment.