Category: CRIMINAL LAW & EVIDENCE

What do you do when you get arrested besides getting panicky? Here are some of the things that you should know if it ever happens to you! 1.       Ask for the Police identity if s/he is not in uniform. Note…

What is Indecent exposure? It is the deliberate exposure in public or in view of the general public by a person of a portion or portions of his or her body, in circumstances where the exposure is contrary to local…

5 interesting points you need to know about consensual sex 1. It is illegal for persons below the age of 16. 2.  For consensual sex below the age of 16, it is an offence statutory rape. 3. Statutory rape will…

Eric Chia’s Case – HK Testimonies of five witnesses taken in HK magistrate’s court, procured by prosecution, could not be admissible as ruled by Federal court yesterday. this was a proper case for the court to invoke its inherent power…

ACA wants to curb corruption. Section 37 of the Anti Corruption Act 1997 empowered the ACA the power to confiscate properties bought or received through corrupt practices. However it shifted the burden of proof on to the person who owns…

A former sales consultant was sentenced to 24 years in jail for raping young stepdaughter at home on numerous occasions between 2003 until Feb last year. The man who cannot be named in order to protect his identity was given…

If the witness cannot be found, normally the police may have obtain recorded statements from the said witness and normally such information [documentary evidence] will be of some importance even though the witness cannot be found subsequently.