22 Oct 2003
HKSAR v. YIM WAI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. YIM WAI
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA892/2003
The appellate court concluded the magistrate gave insufficient weight to the appellant's familiarity with anti-theft procedures and unjustifiably rejected her innocent explanation; given her clear record and the particular facts, a lurking doubt remained and the conviction could not stand, so the appeal was allowed and the conviction quashed.