Read the full judgment text of CACC 000981/1977 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
2. The third limb of the 1st Appellant's first ground of appeal is in our judgment based upon a wrong premiss, for it suggests that "on proof of certain facts being given the presumption of innocence ceased". One of the cases cited by Mr. Jackson-Lipkin establishes that the presumption of innocence never ceases simply because facts giving rise to a statutory presumption have been proved. It is always for the Crown to prove the guilt of an accused beyond all reasonable doubt: Chan Sui Shing v Reg