2 Mar 2026
ZOLKAPLI BIN LONG @ MOHAMAD [TIMBALAN ]
- Citation
- K-06B-64-08/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- K-06B-64-08/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court held that omission by HCJ1 to record written reasons when ordering the accused to enter defence at an interlocutory appellate stage is not per se fatal; HCJ1's order signified a prima facie finding and did not occasion failure of justice here; HCJ2 was entitled to re-evaluate the Magistrate's appreciation of evidence, exclude inadmissible exhibits (s90A(7)) and conclude the prosecution proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt; conviction and 18-month sentence affirmed.