单词 | Failure to give evidence |
释义 | 沒有提供證據 The exercise by an accused person in a criminal trial of his or her right to remain silent at trial. An accused person, and his or her spouse, is a competent witness for the defence, but they shall not be called as a witness for the defence except upon the accused person’s own application. The failure of an accused person, or of his or her spouse, to give evidence shall not be made the subject of any comment by the prosecution: Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221) s 54(1). However, where the accused person may be able to provide an explanation but does not do so, the court may more readily draw adverse inferences against him: HKSAR v Choi Gin Ngon & Ors [1998] 1 HKLRD 902 (CA); HKSAR v Yeung Sze Sze (CACC 306/00, unreported). See also Adverse inference; Compellable; Competence; Right to silence; Silence. 刑事審訊中的被控人可在審訊中行使他/她保持緘默的權力。任何被控人,以及他/她的配偶,均有資格作辯方的證人,但除非被控人自行申請,否則不得傳召他/她為證人。控方不得就被控人沒有提供證據一事,或被控人的妻子或丈夫沒有提供證據一事,作出任何評論:《刑事訴訟程序條例》 (第221章)第54(1)條。但如被控人可提供解釋但卻沒有如此作出解釋,法庭可隨時針對被告作出不利的推論:HKSAR v Choi Gin Ngon & Ors [1998] 1 HKLRD 902; HKSAR v Yeung Sze Sze(刑事上訴2000年第306號,未經彙報)。另見 Adverse inference; Compellable; Competence; Right to silence; Silence。 |
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