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 azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 25, 2019 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[-] MOHAMAD FADILLAH BIN HAJI MUSLIM v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CM/30/2019 Decision date: 25 Nov...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 20, 2019 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[ Sentence: Plea of guilty to s.323 assault – vicious attack leaving victim in “vegetative” state – Prosecutor’s appeal allowed against manifestly inadequate sentence of 3 months imprisonment. Sentence of 18 months substituted.] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v PG AZIZUL AKBAR BIN...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 18, 2019 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Sentence: Multiple charges including extortion, personating police officers, criminal intimidation, possession of offensive weapon, cheating and housebreaking. Sentences of 13 years and 2 months and 11 years and 8 months reduced to 11 years and 10 years respectively....
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 18, 2019 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Sentence: Multiple charges including extortion, personating police officers, criminal intimidation, possession of offensive weapon, cheating and housebreaking. Sentences of 13 years and 2 months and 11 years and 8 months reduced to 11 years and 10 years respectively....
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 14, 2019 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[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...