by syahirah.suhaili | May 26, 2021 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, Judgment
[Criminal law – Robbery – Child victim – Appellant above 50 years old – Sentence of whipping not to be executed.] Norazmi Bin Hj Tahir v Public Prosecutor COACM/8/2020 Decision date: 26 May...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 27, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, Judgment
[Sentence: Additional discount appropriate where defendant assists the prosecution in bringing other offenders to justice whether before or after his own sentence. The appropriate range of discounts considered. In the present appeal a further 6 months reduction in...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 26, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, 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 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, Judgment
[-] MOHAMAD FADILLAH BIN HAJI MUSLIM v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CM/30/2019 Decision date: 25 Nov...
by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 20, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Granted, 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 | 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....
