Read the full judgment text of CACC 000043/1999 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 15 July 1999.
1. The applicant was indicted for murder. He pleaded guilty before Gall, J. in the High Court to the lesser offence of manslaughter. His plea was accepted on the ground of diminished responsibility. The judge made a hospital order committing the applicant to Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre for an unspecified period pursuant to s. 45 of the Mental Health Ordinance. He now seeks leave to appeal against that order.