22 Sept 2008
HKSAR v. YIU WING SANG, SAMSON
- Citation
- HKSAR v. YIU WING SANG, SAMSON
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC312/2007
The appellate court upheld the conviction because the trial judge, who had seen and heard the witnesses, reasonably accepted the prosecution witnesses' account that the applicant demanded protection payments and uttered menaces; the judge adequately addressed relevant discrepancies as collateral and properly rejected the defence account, so the conviction was safe and there was no lurking doubt.