3 Jan 1996
THE QUEEN v. LAM FAI LUN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. LAM FAI LUN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA788/1995
The magistrate misdirected himself by effectively requiring the appellant to eliminate all reasonable doubt and to prove corrupt motive beyond reasonable doubt. The statutory defence requires an honest belief founded on reasonable grounds assessed by the balance of probabilities using a reasonable person standard; the misdirection warranted quashing the conviction.