30 Nov 1990
THE QUEEN v. WONG YAT TAN
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. WONG YAT TAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1395/1990
The conviction was quashed because the magistrate failed to make and record a clear determination whether the 15-year-old witness was competent/affirmed and improperly permitted the prosecution to question her about understanding truth, combined with lack of clarity as to whether she was sworn or affirmed, rendering the conviction unsafe; retrial was declined because the Crown witnesses had been repatriated and were unavailable.