HKSAR v. NGUYEN ANH NGA
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FAMC No. 58 of 2015
IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NO. 58 OF 2015 (CRIMINAL)
(ON APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL FROM
CACC NO. 424 OF 2012)
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BETWEEN
| HKSAR | Respondent | |
| and | ||
| NGUYEN ANH NGA | Applicant |
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| Appeal Committee: Chief Justice Ma, Mr Justice Tang PJ and Mr Justice Fok PJ |
| Date of Hearing and Determination: 30 September 2016 |
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D E T E R M I N A T I O N
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The Appeal Committee:
1. We grant the applicant leave to appeal on the ground that, in relation to the judge’s summing up to the jury in respect of the evidence of the applicant’s reaction and non-reaction when confronted with her suitcase and the inferences to be drawn from that evidence, there has been substantial and grave injustice.
2. The appeal will be heard on 24 February 2017.
| (Geoffrey Ma) Chief Justice | (Robert Tang) Permanent Judge | (Joseph Fok) Permanent Judge |
Mr Cheng Huan SC and Mr Edward H M Tang, instructed by Tanner De Witt, assigned by the Director of Legal Aid, for the Applicant
Mr Jonathan Man SADPP, of the Department of Justice, for the Respondent