Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000778/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 December 1998.
1. The appellant appeals his conviction on 23 June 1998 for an offence of Theft. He was tried before Mr Henry Mierczak, Permanent Magistrate sitting at Kwun Tong Magistracy. On that day he faced two offences of theft, both relating to the theft of mobile telephones at a Jockey Club betting centre on 7 February 1998. He pleaded guilty to the theft of one of the phones but not guilty to the theft of the other and a trial ensued. In the end result Mr Mierczak convicted the appellant of the conteste