by syahirah.suhaili | Jun 3, 2021 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[ Sentence – Housebreaking by night Multiple offences – 4 years and 3 strokes upheld.] MUHAMMAD SHARIN BIN MUHAMMAD NORADAM v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/7/2020 Decision date: 3 June...
by syahirah.suhaili | Jun 2, 2021 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[ Sentence – Possession of 12 $10,000 counterfeit notes being smuggled through Brunei airport – 6 year starting point approved – Credit given for time spent in custody prior to sentencing] MUNTAHAR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CM/14/2020 Decision date: 2 June...
by syahirah.suhaili | May 26, 2021 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal law – Robbery – Child victim – Appellant above 50 years old – Sentence of whipping not to be executed.] Norazmi Bin Hj Tahir v Public Prosecutor COACM/8/2020 Decision date: 26 May...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 26, 2019 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Appeal allowed; the court quashed the judge’s orders that, on his pleas of guilty, the appellant receive three strokes for each of three offences contrary to s. 457 of the Penal Code, to a total of six strokes, and that the sentences of imprisonment commence on the...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 21, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Breach of trust; imprisonment generally inevitable; very exceptional circumstances vary with each case; relevance of restitution; sentence of 8 months imprisonment upheld. ] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v NORWIDYAWATI BINTI HAJI MOKTI COACM/13/2019 Decision date: 21 Nov...
