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Hong Kong Case Law

Sufficiency of proof
  • 29 Apr 1985

    THE QUEEN v. LO LAU MING AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    THE QUEEN v. LO LAU MING AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA306/1985

    The conviction of the 2nd appellant was upheld because the magistrate reasonably accepted direct eyewitness evidence of a sale corroborated by the purchaser; the conviction of the 1st appellant was quashed because mere presence and association, without further probative evidence, did not satisfy the requirement of proof beyond reasonable doubt.