Read the full judgment text of HCMA 1030/2006 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 22 May 2007.
1. The Appellant had appeared before me in appealing his conviction in the Magistracy. That conviction was set aside by me on 12 February of this year. He returns to court today seeking costs of the Magistracy trial. He seeks no other costs as he was legally aided in respect of the matter before me. So far as the Magistracy trial was concerned, Miss Leung, for the Department of Justice, opposes any award of costs on the basis that the evidence against the Appellant at trial was overwhelming.