Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001285/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 9 January 1997.
1. The appellant was convicted of theft of two video tapes from the KPS Video shop at Hopwell Centre Wanchai. The evidence against him was that the anti theft alarm at the shop entrance was activated at 7.15 p.m. on 26th June 1996 and the appellant was seen walking down the escalator which was near to the shop entrance. The shop assistant chased after him and stopped him. When they returned to the shop and passed the entrance, the alarm was activated. At the time the appellant was carrying a Par