6 Sept 2016
香港特別行政區 訴 譚曙光
- Citation
- 香港特別行政區 訴 譚曙光
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC30/2016
The Court of Appeal found the trial judge's summing-up went beyond permissible comment and conveyed an impression of favouring the prosecution, thereby undermining the jury's independent role; that unfairness rendered the conviction unsafe and required quashing and remittal for retrial before a different judge and jury.