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Topic

Hostile witness evidence

Legal area

Court

6 Mar 2007

HKSAR v. CHONG HON PIU AND OTHERS

Citation

HKSAR v. CHONG HON PIU AND OTHERS
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC404/2005

The court held the circumstantial evidence was insufficient to support a proper inference that the 1st applicant was the driver of the getaway car and therefore quashed his convictions on Charges 1–3; by contrast the judge below had permissibly found the admissions of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th applicants to be voluntary after full voir dires and the appeals of those applicants were dismissed.
17 Dec 1999

HKSAR v. LAU CHI YUEN

Citation

HKSAR v. LAU CHI YUEN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA553/1999

The appellate court upheld the Magistrate's detailed findings that the welfare visit was a genuine request by the accomplice, that the interview was not the product of oppression or inducement, and that the Magistrate acted within discretion in admitting the interview and in accepting parts of the accomplice's evidence on the special issue; therefore the convictions stood.