Read the full judgment text of CACC 186/2018 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 June 2019.
1. The applicant stood trial before District Court Judge Casewell (the judge) on a single charge of robbery, contrary to section 10 of the Theft Ordinance, Cap 210 (Charge 1), and a single charge of failing to surrender to custody, contrary to section 9L (1) and (3) of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, Cap 221 (Charge 2). He pleaded guilty to Charge 2, but proceeded to trial on Charge 1, having entered a plea of not guilty. He was jointly charged for the robbery offence together with Jagdish S