17 Apr 2025
MUHAMMAD DZULKHAIR BIN BESTAMAM
- Citation
- BA-62D-113-07/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
- Court
- Sessions Court
- Case number
- BA-62D-113-07/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
The court held that although a guilty plea attracts mitigation, it does not permit reduction below the statutory minimum prescribed by s39C(1) where the offender has the requisite prior convictions; the defendant's prolonged delay in pleading guilty negated entitlement to earlier-start credit, therefore the mandatory minimum sentence (5 years) applied, with one stroke of the cane and two years' supervision, commencing 17-4-2025.