Read the full judgment text of CACC 195/2017 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 17 July 2018.
1. The applicant faced an Indictment containing one count of attempted rape, contrary to sections 118(1) and 159G of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap 200 (Count 1); and one count of indecent assault as an alternative to Count 1, contrary to section 122(1) of the same Ordinance (Count 2). The applicant pleaded not guilty to the offences. On 20 June 2017, after a trial in the High Court before Deputy Judge Saw (the judge) and a jury, the applicant was unanimously convicted on Count 1. He was sentenced to