Read the full judgment text of CACC 389/2014 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 February 2016.
1. The applicant seeks leave to appeal against his conviction on 28 October 2014, after trial by Deputy High Court Judge Stuart-Moore and a jury, of the murder of Cheng Kong Sang (“the deceased”) on 12 June 2013. At the hearing of the application on 12 June 2015 the applicant was represented by Mr Phillip Ross who, after arguing the first ground of appeal was, together with his instructing solicitors, discharged by the applicant. The Director of Legal Aid appointed a new legal team for the app