by haziq.nordin | Apr 24, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law — section 420 Penal Code — Plead Guilty — imprisonment — Appeal — ill health not a mitigating factor except in the most exceptional cases — no judicial mercy — appeal dismissed] HJ ABDUL RAHIM BIN HJ MATUSIN v...
by haziq.nordin | Mar 2, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law — section 144(1) Excise Order 2006 — Appeal — sentence not manifestly excessive — appeal dismissed] LAU CHIK CHIONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/26/2019 Decision date: 2 Mar...
by haziq.nordin | Feb 27, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law – Using criminal force intending to outrage modesty – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Appellate court will not disturb findings of fact unless they are plainly wrong or clearly reached against the weight of the evidence – Admissibility of CCTV...
by haziq.nordin | Feb 24, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law and procedure – Whether date of commencement of second term of imprisonment to begin immediately or at the expiration of the first term of imprisonment – s.261(1) of Criminal Procedure Code] MUHD MUSTAQIM BIN HAJI ABDUL WAHAB v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR...
by amir.amirudine | Jan 21, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Corruption – Multiple offences – Concurrent or consecutive sentences – Totality principle – Family circumstances – Delay in prosecution – s.6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act] Reginalo Choong Cheng Jian v Public Prosecutor CM/41/2020 Decision...
by amir.amirudine | Jan 18, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Consuming methylamphetamine – Second offender – Probation and community service order inappropriate – Sentence – ss.6(b) and 29(3A) of the Misuse of Drugs Act] Juary Bin Johari v Public Prosecutor CM/43/2020 Decision date: 18 Jan...
