7 Nov 2000
HKSAR v. LAM SIU CHUN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LAM SIU CHUN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1015/1999
The appeal was allowed because the magistrate impermissibly relied on statements made by the appellant when answering a special issue to decide the general issue—effectively penalizing the appellant for exercising the right to remain silent—and the magistrate failed to apply or demonstrate consideration of the Ghosh test for dishonesty; those errors rendered the convictions unsafe.