3 Jan 2022
Mohamad Hafizi Bin Zainal Abidin [Jabatan Peguam Negara]
- Citation
- J-05(M)-353-09/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- M
- Case number
- J-05(M)-353-09/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court of Appeal held the trial judge committed a fatal omission by failing to specify at the close of the prosecution which presumption (direct possession/trafficking or statutory presumptions under s.37(d)/s.37(da) DDA) she relied upon; that omission affected the burden on the defence and amounted to a misdirection/non-direction rendering the conviction unsafe, warranting setting aside the conviction and sentence and acquittal on the first charge.