HKSAR V.CHAN CHU LEUNG (陳柱良)

[2024] HKCFA 1 Court of Final Appeal 5 January 2024 • FACC12/2023 • 55 min read
20 cases cited (0 HK, 20 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is unanimously dismissed.

Source: [2024] HKCFA 1, Court of Final Appeal, decided 5 January 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (5)

Counsel (10)

Parties (2)

Summary

Chan Chu Leung appealed against his conviction, raising the question of whether the prosecution's cross-examination infringed his right of silence. The Court of Final Appeal considered the proper limits of prosecutorial cross-examination and whether the judge's direction adequately cured any prejudice. The appeal addressed important questions about the right of silence in criminal trials.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Ordinance
s 83P

Cases Cited (20)

UK (5)
[1934] 2 KB 408 [1935] AC 462 [1976] 1 WLR 1251 [1993] AC 1 [2017] 1 WLR 3236
HK (15)
(2001) 4 HKCFAR 133 (2004) 7 HKCFAR 600 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 190 (2008) 11 HKCFAR 170 (2009) 12 HKCFAR 237 (2016) 19 HKCFAR 225 (2018) 21 HKCFAR 298 [1991] 2 HKC 158 [2007] 2 HKLRD 75 [2009] 2 HKC 100 [2017] 1 HKLRD 1261 [2022] 5 HKLRD 448 [2022] HKCA 1222 [2023] HKCA 453 [2023] HKCFA 23

Cited By (2)

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