17 Feb 1997
R v. TAM KIN WING
- Citation
- R v. TAM KIN WING
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1108/1996
The appeal was dismissed because the magistrate gave sufficient assistance to the unrepresented appellant within his duty without improperly conducting the defence, the refusal to adjourn was a valid exercise of discretion given the speculative nature of the proposed witnesses and the appellant's prior opportunities, there was no evidence before the court of the appellant's good character so no direction was required, and there was no basis to treat the oral statement as involuntary; accordingly the appellant was not prejudiced and had a fair trial.