25 Oct 1985
THE QUEEN v. CHAN TAI WAI
- Citation
- THE QUEEN v. CHAN TAI WAI
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA562/1985
The conviction is unsafe because the magistrate failed to provide the statement of findings of fact and grounds of decision required by s.116(1) Cap.227; an appellate court may not infer reasons for conviction from the record, therefore the conviction and sentence must be quashed and a retrial de novo ordered under s.118(1)(f) Cap.227 where good cause and public interest are shown.