15 May 1992
THE QUEEN v. YIP CHIU CHEUNG
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. YIP CHIU CHEUNG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC181/1991
The Court held that an undercover officer who, in the course of duty, actually intends to carry out the agreed criminal acts can be a co‑conspirator; his motive or expectation of non‑prosecution does not negate conspiratorial mens rea; such an undercover officer is not an accomplice for corroboration purposes; the trial judge's directions and evidentiary rulings (including permitting memory refresh from verified contemporaneous reports) were correct; the conviction and 15‑year sentence are safe and are upheld.