SHAWN COLIN DOSS A/L ARPUTHAN DOSS

SHAWN COLIN DOSS A/L ARPUTHAN DOSS

Court accepted guilty plea and evidential exhibits established robbery with use/threat of a knife; applied mitigation for early plea but increased severity because accused faced multiple similar charges indicating recurrence; sentenced to concurrent terms of 3 years imprisonment for each count with 4 strokes each, to run from 15-05-2025, resulting in effective 3 years imprisonment and total 8 strokes.

Citation
BA-62RS-16-05/2025 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Parties
Prosecution: Pendakwa Raya; Accused: Shawn Colin Doss a/l Arputhan Doss
Court
Sessions Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
30 June 2025
Case Number
BA-62RS-16-05/2025 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Robbery (ss.392/397 Penal Code) / Convicted and Sentenced; Appeal Filed to High Court (notice Filed 02 07 2025)
Outcome
Accused convicted on pleas of guilty and sentenced
Legal Topics
Robbery, Use of Weapon, Guilty Plea Mitigation, Concurrent Sentence, Commencement of Sentence
Source Language
Malay/English
Criminal Law Sentencing Property Offences Robbery Use of Weapon Guilty Plea Mitigation Concurrent Sentence Commencement of Sentence

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Parties

Pendakwa Raya

Prosecution

Shawn Colin Doss a/l Arputhan Doss

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal Robbery (ss.392/397 Penal Code) / Convicted and Sentenced; Appeal Filed to High Court (notice Filed 02 07 2025)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether elements of robbery under s.392 read with s.397 were proven
  2. 2 Whether guilty plea warranted mitigation (approx one-third reduction)
  3. 3 Appropriate quantum of sentence in light of frequency of offences and public interest

Ratio Decidendi

Court accepted guilty plea and evidential exhibits established robbery with use/threat of a knife; applied mitigation for early plea but increased severity because accused faced multiple similar charges indicating recurrence; sentenced to concurrent terms of 3 years imprisonment for each count with 4 strokes each, to run from 15-05-2025, resulting in effective 3 years imprisonment and total 8 strokes.

Court Disposition

Accused convicted on pleas of guilty and sentenced

Orders

  • Count 1: Imprisonment 3 years and 4 strokes
  • Count 2: Imprisonment 3 years and 4 strokes