Vincent Anak Marcos [ ]

Vincent Anak Marcos [ ]

The conviction was safe because the trial judge permissibly accepted the mother's direct eyewitness account corroborated by neighbours and post-mortem findings; the pathologist's speculative opinion about the sofa cushion was inadmissible or of little weight on the ultimate issue; the appellant's words and violent acts against a fragile two‑month‑old warranted an inference of intention to kill; the defence was a bare denial that failed to raise reasonable doubt.

Citation
Q-06A(M)-21-08/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Parties
Appellant: Vincent Anak Marcos; Respondent: Public Prosecutor
Court
M
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
26 April 2022
Case Number
Q-06A(M)-21-08/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment (appeal Dismissed)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence affirmed
Legal Topics
Murder (section 302 Penal Code), Intention to Kill, Expert Evidence Admissibility, Witness Credibility and Corroboration, Causation and Proximate Cause, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Post Mortem Findings
Source Language
Malay/English
Criminal Law Evidence Forensic Pathology Appellate Procedure Psychiatry Murder (section 302 Penal Code) Intention to Kill Expert Evidence Admissibility +4 more

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Parties

Vincent Anak Marcos

Appellant

Public Prosecutor

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment (appeal Dismissed)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant caused the death of the infant
  2. 2 Whether the element of intention to kill under s.300 Penal Code was proved
  3. 3 Admissibility and weight of expert (pathologist) evidence on proximate cause and 'ultimate issue'

Ratio Decidendi

The conviction was safe because the trial judge permissibly accepted the mother's direct eyewitness account corroborated by neighbours and post-mortem findings; the pathologist's speculative opinion about the sofa cushion was inadmissible or of little weight on the ultimate issue; the appellant's words and violent acts against a fragile two‑month‑old warranted an inference of intention to kill; the defence was a bare denial that failed to raise reasonable doubt.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence affirmed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed; conviction under section 302 Penal Code and death sentence affirmed