by syahirah.suhaili | Jun 2, 2021 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[ 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 COACM/14/2020 Decision date: 2 June...
by syahirah.suhaili | May 26, 2021 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[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 | May 23, 2021 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[Sentence-reduced discount of sentence for post-sentencing assistance to the authorities; giving evidence for the prosecution at the trial of two co-accused; evidence accepted in convicting one co-accused; hostile witness-s. 154 and 145, Evidence Act-oral evidence...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 26, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[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
[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 COACA/13/2019 Decision date: 21 Nov...
