13 Sept 2013
HKSAR v. TANG CHI HO
- Citation
- HKSAR v. TANG CHI HO
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC459/2012
The court held the admissions were admissible and voluntary because the applicant, already in custody and shown large quantities of drugs, was sufficiently apprised of the seriousness of the matter when cautioned; absence of Sergeant 45853 did not render the evidence inadmissible as other officers testified and the prosecution explained his unavailability; the summing‑up, directions on trafficking and good character were balanced and adequate; the alternative s37 verdict was not properly raised at trial and thus not to be left to the jury. Consequently leave to appeal against conviction was d…