PENDAKWARAYA PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SAIFUL ANUAR BIN SHAHABUDDIN

PENDAKWARAYA PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SAIFUL ANUAR BIN SHAHABUDDIN

PW1's identification was of poor quality (fleeting glance, distance, helmets/visors, situational stress, delay) and the identification parade was procedurally defective and unreliably conducted; there was no other supporting evidence and the investigating officer failed to verify the accused's alibi/disclosures; therefore prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case and accused must be acquitted.

Citation
BK – 62RS – 7 – 03/2019 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Parties
Prosecution: Public Prosecutor; Accused: Saiful Anuar bin Shahabuddin
Court
Sessions Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
9 October 2020
Case Number
BK – 62RS – 7 – 03/2019 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Gang Robbery / End of Prosecution Case Acquitted and Discharged
Outcome
Acquitted and discharged at the end of the prosecution case
Legal Topics
Identification Evidence, Turnbull Guidelines, Prima Facie Test, Gang Robbery (penal Code), Investigation and Alibi
Source Language
Malay/English
Criminal Law Evidence Criminal Procedure Identification Evidence Turnbull Guidelines Prima Facie Test Gang Robbery (penal Code) Investigation and Alibi

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Parties

Public Prosecutor

Prosecution

Saiful Anuar bin Shahabuddin

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal Gang Robbery / End of Prosecution Case Acquitted and Discharged

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether prosecution established a prima facie case
  2. 2 Whether identification evidence of PW1 was reliable
  3. 3 Whether the identification parade was fairly conducted and corroborative

Ratio Decidendi

PW1's identification was of poor quality (fleeting glance, distance, helmets/visors, situational stress, delay) and the identification parade was procedurally defective and unreliably conducted; there was no other supporting evidence and the investigating officer failed to verify the accused's alibi/disclosures; therefore prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case and accused must be acquitted.

Court Disposition

Acquitted and discharged at the end of the prosecution case

Orders

  • Accused acquitted and discharged