4 Mar 2022
KANNAN A/L LETCHUMANAN
- Citation
- AA-83-36-01/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- AA-83-36-01/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The court held the breath test was lawfully administered under s45B by a police officer whose testimony was factual not expert opinion; the breath test record P4 met admissibility requirements under s45F and was properly explained in court; inconsistencies on arrest reasons were immaterial in light of consistent observations of abnormal demeanour and smell; the defence failed to raise a reasonable doubt and conviction under s45A(1) APJ was upheld; sentence of 14 days imprisonment, RM10,000 fine (default 6 months) and 2 years driving disqualification was imposed, with imprisonment suspended pe…