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Hong Kong Case Law

Magistrate's inquiry
  • 20 Sept 1978

    FONG LOY v. THE QUEEN

    Citation
    FONG LOY v. THE QUEEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC856/1978

    Where a defendant enters a guilty plea but makes and persists in an allegation (such as duress) that undermines that plea, the plea cannot stand as unequivocal; the magistrate should not record conviction but should enter a plea of not guilty and ensure the matter is properly tried — appeal allowed and matter remitted for plea to be retaken.