20 Nov 2023
Ja'afar Bin Halid [Jabatan Peguam Negara]
- Citation
- P-05(SH)-452-12/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- SH
- Case number
- P-05(SH)-452-12/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
On the balance of probabilities the Court of Appeal found appellant was legally insane at the time of the shootings due to recurrent stimulant-induced psychosis supported by medical and witness evidence; the trial judge misappreciated and excluded material evidence and erred in finding intent and focused attack, therefore convictions and sentences were quashed and appellant was discharged under section 347 CPC and ordered to be detained in a psychiatric hospital under section 348 CPC.