Read the full judgment text of CACC 000503/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 9 March 1999.
1. The applicant was charged with the murder of Wang Hang Chi ("the deceased"). After a trial before Stock, J and a jury he was convicted of manslaughter. It was apparent from the verdict of that five jurors found him guilty of manslaughter and two not guilty. Of the five who found him guilty three did so on the basis of provocation and the remaining two because of a lack of the necessary intent. Stock, J. sentenced the applicant to 5 years imprisonment and it is against this sentence that the a