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Hong Kong Case Law

Forensic evidence (palmprint)
  • 17 Apr 1998

    HKSAR v. CHEUNG KWOK KAY

    Citation
    HKSAR v. CHEUNG KWOK KAY
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA178/1998

    The appeal was dismissed because the appellant pleaded guilty, admitted factual particulars, had his palmprint found on the victim's locker, made admissions recorded in probation and Training Centre reports, was represented by duty counsel who did not indicate any equivocal plea or procedural irregularity, and there was no credible evidence of coercion or timely application to reverse the plea; accordingly there were no grounds to overturn the conviction.