Read the full judgment text of HCMA 268/2011 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 October 2012.
1. The appellant was convicted of one count of making off without payment, contrary to section 18C of the Theft Ordinance, Cap 210. He appealed his conviction. At the outset of the hearing, the appellant sought to adjourn the hearing so as to seek leave to judicial review the Director of Legal Aid’s refusal to grant him legal aid. I refused his application. In this case, the offence took place in December 2008. The trial did not take place till October 2010. Verdict was pronounced in March 2011.