HKSAR v. Yeung Ho Wai

Read the full judgment text of CACC 271/2013 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 9 January 2015.

1. Footnote 13, should read as “However, if you think that a reasonable person would or might have been driven to do what D did, the defence of duress does not apply, and you must find D not guilty.”;

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Case No.CACC 271/2013
Court
Court of Appeal
Date09 Jan 2015
Judge
Case Document
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CACC 271/2013

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 271 OF 2013

(ON APPEAL FROM HCCC NO. 407 OF 2012)

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BETWEEN

  HKSAR
Respondent
  and
  YEUNG HO WAI (楊可為) Applicant

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Before : Hon Lunn VP, Poon and D. Pang JJ in Court
Date of Hearing : 9 January 2015
Date of Judgment : 9 January 2015
Date of Reasons for Judgment : 31 March 2015

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C O R R I G E N D A

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Please note the following corrections in the Reasons for Judgment dated 31 March 2015:

1. Footnote 13, should read as “However, if you think that a reasonable person would or might have been driven to do what D did, the defence of duress does not apply, and you must find D not guilty.”;

2. Paragraph 39, line 1 “The judge approached his summary” should read as “The judge approached her summary”.

Dated the 10th day of April 2015. 

  (Kate Fan)
  Clerk to Hon Lunn VP 

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