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Hong Kong Case Law

Recent complaint admissibility
  • 29 Mar 2022

    香港特別行政區 訴 陳耀康

    Citation
    [2022] HKCFI 668
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA131/2020

    The appeal is dismissed because the trial judge's credibility assessments and evidentiary rulings were within reasonable bounds: explanations for witnesses' silence and conduct were credible, immaterial inconsistencies did not undermine overall reliability, the WhatsApp audio qualified as admissible recent complaint under binding authorities, and uncharged acts were properly admitted for context and not used to infer propensity; there is no basis to conclude the convictions were unsafe.