Read the full judgment text of CACC 40/2000 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 3 May 2001 before Stuart-Moore V-P, Wong JA, Stock JA.
Criminal law – appeal – certificate to Court of Final Appeal – s.32 Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap 484) – similar fact evidence – identification – jury direction – application out of time – practice direction – no merit – The applicant was convicted of attempted robbery and firearm offences and appealed against conviction to the Court of Appeal, which dismissed his appeal. He applied for a certificate under s.32 of the Court of Final Appeal Ordinance, raising three questions about similar fact evidence and jury directions. The Court of Appeal refused the application because it was made out of time without sufficient justification, and the proposed points of law either did not arise from the earlier judgment or were without merit. – application refused.
Legal issues: Application for certificate under s.32 of Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap 484)
Outcome: Application for certificate under s.32 of the Court of Final Appeal Ordinance refused.
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