by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 14, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal damage/mischief as incidental to substantive offence of housebreaking to have concurrent sentence; prosecution practice of additionally charging such offence; series of housebreaking offences and concurrent sentences; disparity of sentence for more minor...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 12, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[ Sentence; 6 counts of rape of daughter aged 11. Abuse continued for 16 months prior to arrest. Appellant had a previous conviction for an identical offence concerning an elder sister of the victim for which a sentence of 14 years imprisonment had been passed in...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 6, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[Sentence: Plea of guilty to s.5 Misuse Drugs Act (under 50 grams). Minimum sentence of 20 years and 15 strokes passed. Appeal dismissed.] ARDY SALLEH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/7/2019 Decision date: 6 Nov...
by syahirah.suhaili | May 1, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[conviction. Trial part-heard before a judge; the use of evidence in the trial before a second judge- section 29 of the Intermediate Court Act. Ruling against the prosecution application to use that evidence, in face of the opposition of the represented applicant;...
by syahirah.suhaili | Apr 30, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
[Sentence-total sentence of 4 years and 8 months’ imprisonment with two strokes imposed after pleas of guilty to 5 charges, including two charges of housebreaking, contrary to section 454, entirely appropriate. Discount of 4 months’ imprisonment for assistance to the...
