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Leading Case
exclusionary discretionabuse of processconfessions
Secretary for Justice v Lam Tat Ming & Another
(2000) 3 HKCFAR 168
Key Principle
The court has an overriding discretion, rooted in the duty to ensure a fair trial, to exclude admissible prosecution evidence (including confessions and evidence obtained by entrapment/improper means) where its admission would render the trial unfair.
Area of Law
Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence
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