Read the full judgment text of HCAL 170/2019 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The Applicant was convicted of rape in December 2009. His appeal was allowed by a majority of the Court of Appeal. It was held that a “genuine but mistaken belief” direction should have been given to the jury for their consideration. After a retrial, the Applicant was acquitted. He then applied to the Government for compensation under a Legislative Council Paper No. CB (4) 486/13-14(06) “Compensation for Wrongful Conviction” dated March 2014 (“2014 LC Paper”) and Information Note on “Compensa