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Hong Kong Case Law

Use of cautioned statement in cross-examination
  • 30 Apr 1993

    THE QUEEN v. LUI HO

    Citation
    THE QUEEN v. LUI HO
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA981/1992

    The court held that the magistrate's direction treating medical bruising as corroboration for Charge 4 was a material irregularity and quashed the conviction on that charge. The court found the use of the cautioned statement in cross-examination was properly confined to credit and did not justify overturning convictions on Charges 1-3, which were therefore upheld. Sentencing was varied: the original four-month terms on the remaining convictions were suspended for two years in view of the appellant's record and personal circumstances.