Read the full judgment text of CACC 000021/1989 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 15 February 1990.
1. The trial of the applicant, Wong Yiu Lun, on an indictment for murder took place over 20 days in November and December 1988 before Judge Sharwood, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, and a jury. On 30th December 1988 he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment on 3rd January 1989. He now seeks leave to appeal against his conviction, having given notice of abandonment of his application for leave to appeal against sentence on 19th January 1989.