by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 24, 2022 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[-] SERIMAN BIN SULAIMAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/14/2022 Decision date: 24 Nov...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 24, 2022 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[Sentence – s.326 causing serious hurt likely to cause death – 4 years imprisonment after trial. Strokes reduced from 4 to 3. ] YUSMADI BIN BUSRAH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/8/2022 Decision date: 24 Nov...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 24, 2022 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[Causing damage by fire (s.435(1)(c)): need for social and psychiatric assessment; antecedent history to be filed at court; plea of guilty; starting point too high; discount to be one-third; sentence reduced to 6 years 8 months and 6 strokes: no power to reduce...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 23, 2022 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[sentence-appeal dismissed. ICCT No. 72 of 2020: s.457, Penal Code, housebreaking at night, starting point of 7 year’s imprisonment for a single offence too high; discount of 42% for a plea of guilty excessive. ICCT No. 44 of 2020: s.435, Penal Code, causing mischief...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 23, 2022 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[Sentence: Guilty pleas to 5 charges contrary to s.380A CAP 22. Principle of totality considered. Sentence reduced from 42 months to 32 months and 2 strokes] MUHAMMAD SHAHRIMAN BIN RAHMAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/18/2022 Decision date: 23 Nov...