Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Use of photographic evidence

Legal area

Court

2 Feb 2023

香港特別行政區訴鍾浩輝

Citation

[2023] HKCFI 274
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA396/2021

The trial judge's acceptance of PW1 and PW2 as credible and the photographic evidence showing the appellant's vehicle in contact with and positioned relative to PW1's vehicle established that the appellant drove without appropriate care and attention and without maintaining a safe distance; appellate court will not disturb those findings absent clear error and thus the conviction for careless driving is supported beyond reasonable doubt.
22 Dec 2011

HKSAR v. SURINDER SINGH

Citation

HKSAR v. SURINDER SINGH
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC348/2011

Because a material reason for rejecting the applicant's evidence was his silence during police interview, and it is impermissible to use the exercise of the right to silence against an accused, the conviction was unsafe and had to be quashed.
25 Mar 1999

HKSAR v. MARK HENRY GODFREY

Citation

HKSAR v. MARK HENRY GODFREY
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA9/1999

The appeal was dismissed because the trial magistrate permissibly accepted PW1's version that the appellant cut into his lane without indication; that factual finding was supported by objective photographic evidence showing points of damage and did not require expert proof, therefore there was sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction.