20 Nov 2019
JAZLIE BIN JAAFAR
- Citation
- 05-79-04/2017(W) & 05-78-04/2017(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
- Court
- W
- Case number
- 05-79-04/2017(W) & 05-78-04/2017(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Section 36 DDA applies to trafficking prosecutions and shifts the burden to the accused to prove any authority or lawful excuse; prosecution need only adduce evidence of possession and statutory minimum weight to trigger the rebuttable presumption in s37(da); a factual finding of possession is required before invoking the presumption; accordingly the trial judge correctly invoked s37(da) and the convictions and death sentences were upheld.