17 Jul 1990
THE QUEEN v. CHOI HOK MAN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. CHOI HOK MAN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC16/1989
The trial judge did not abuse his discretion in declaring a witness hostile without a prior voir dire and in admitting and testing her written, identified statements under s.12; re-examination of a hostile witness was within judicial discretion given the circumstances; a judge may properly tell a jury they may place little weight on a hostile witness. However the trial judge's directions on self-defence were inadequate because they failed to direct the jury to assess the accused's actions in the context of his position as a person under attack and to apply common‑sense standards to reasonable…