by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 19, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[An appeal against a total sentence of 6 years’ imprisonment and 4 strokes imposed on the appellant father, on his pleas of guilty, to 4 charges of assaulting one daughter in an overall period of about five years, contrary to s. 354 B, when she was aged between 12 and...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 18, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Culpable homicide/manslaughter (s.304(1) Penal Code); plea accepted as alternative to murder; life sentence imposed; medical condition considered; case within broad band of worst type of culpable homicide warranting maximum sentence.] MUHAMMAD ZULKIFLI BIN ABDUL...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 14, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[ Sentence – s.454 housebreaking. Occupants of the house disturbed by the intruders. Guilty plea. First offender. 33 months imprisonment and 2 strokes upheld. ] MOHAMMAD IZZAT BIN MOHD YUNUS v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CM/31/2019 Decision date: 14 Nov...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 14, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[The appeal against a sentence of 4 months’ imprisonment imposed on the appellant in the Intermediate Court for her conviction, on her plea of guilty, to converting a pre signed cheque of her employer, which she made out and caused to be drawn in the sum of $65,000...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 12, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[ 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, Dismissed, Judgment
[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...