by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 18, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, 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 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, 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...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 14, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, 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...
by syahirah.suhaili | May 1, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, Judgment
[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, Granted, Judgment
[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...
by syahirah.suhaili | Apr 24, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, Judgment
[Assault causing grievous harm: trial: unprovoked joint attack: use of metal bar: multiple injuries: sentence of 5 years and 5 strokes reduced to 4 years and 3 strokes: excessive and disproportionate to sentence on co-accused.] AMALI SYAHAM BIN MOHAMMAD v PUBLIC...