by syahirah.suhaili | Nov 20, 2019 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, 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.] PG AZIZUL AKBAR BIN PG HJ BADARUDDIN v...
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 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...
