Read the full judgment text of CACC 000451/1994 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 March 1995.
1. Mr Ma Kwok Ming was tried in the District Court on one charge of conspiracy to handle stolen goods. On August 15 last year, he was acquitted. He asked the trial judge, H.H. Judge Whaley, to award him costs. The judge refused to do so. Mr Ma now asks this Court to reverse that refusal.