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Hong Kong Case Law

Police coercion

  • 17 Apr 1998

    HKSAR v. CHEUNG KWOK KAY

    Citation
    HKSAR v. CHEUNG KWOK KAY
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA178/1998

    The appeal was dismissed because the appellant pleaded guilty, admitted factual particulars, had his palmprint found on the victim's locker, made admissions recorded in probation and Training Centre reports, was represented by duty counsel who did not indicate any equivocal plea or procedural irregularity, and there was no credible evidence of coercion or timely application to reverse the plea; accordingly there were no grounds to overturn the conviction.

  • 5 Mar 1979

    TANG WAN-MING v. THE QUEEN

    Citation
    TANG WAN-MING v. THE QUEEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC54/1979

    Because the appellant was a juvenile who pleaded guilty while unrepresented and alleged police coercion, the magistrate should have allowed him to give evidence and call witnesses and allowed the Crown to rebut; absent that hearing the plea was unsafe, warranting setting aside the magistrate's order and remitting the case for a new plea and trial before another magistrate.