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Concurrent sentences (one transaction rule)
  • 3 Jan 2024

    1. ) TIONG HOON LEE 2. ) WONG TA CHAI

    Citation
    ND-83D-1-01/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    ND-83D-1-01/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Magistrate accepted guilty pleas, found accused were first offenders, weighed aggravating factors (multiple types of drugs and public interest) against mitigating factors (guilty pleas, small total quantities compared to increased‑penalty thresholds). Court imposed custodial sentences it considered proportionate: Case No. 1/2024 — 7 months' imprisonment from date of arrest for each count; Case No. 822/2023 — 8 months' imprisonment from date of arrest for each count; all sentences to run concurrently under the one transaction rule.