Read the full judgment text of FACC 14/2010 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 22 March 2011 before 包致金 (Permanent Judge), 陳兆愷 (Permanent Judge), 李義 (Permanent Judge), 馬天敏 (Non-permanent Judge), 梅師賢爵士 (Non-permanent Judge).
Criminal law – theft – appeal – substantial and grave injustice – inconsistency in evidence – failure to resolve – improper speculation – shifting burden of proof – Mok Kin Kau procedure – appeal allowed – conviction quashed – costs
Legal issues: Substantial and grave injustice
Outcome: Appeal allowed. Conviction quashed. Fine and compensation order set aside. Costs awarded to the appellant in this Court and in the courts below.
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