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1. The appellant was tried in the District Court on seven charges of theft. Each charge was concerned with the theft of a quantity of gems, principally emeralds, rubies and diamonds, the complainant on each charge being one of seven different business concerns. At the conclusion of the Crown's case, Mr. Leong who then appeared for the appellant and who now appears on this appeal, submitted that the appellant had no case to answer on any of the charges. On the admission by the Crown that the evid