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Topic

Fitness to plead

Legal area

Court

11 Jan 2024

[TIMBALAN ] ZOWIE CHOONG KIM LIANG

Citation

BA-45-1-02/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-45-1-02/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Mahkamah memutuskan pengakuan salah adalah sah dan tertuduh layak dibicarakan; setelah menimbang faktor mitigasi (pengakuan salah, kerjasama, penyakit skizofrenia, sokongan keluarga) dan faktor pemberat (bilangan dan jenis dadah, kepentingan awam), hukuman yang wajar bagi kesalahan mengedar ialah penjara seumur hidup dan 12 sebatan, manakala bagi kesalahan memiliki ialah penjara tiga tahun, semuanya berjalan serentak dari tarikh tangkap.
18 Dec 2019

ZAHIRUDDIN BIN OSMAN

Citation

DA-42JSKS-1-01/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

DA-42JSKS-1-01/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

High Court held that the guilty pleas were valid because the appellant admitted the facts (Exh P1 and exhibits), was informed via interpreter of the nature and consequences of pleading guilty, and the Sessions Court properly accepted the pleas in compliance with CPC s173 requirements; however the Sessions Court had not given adequate weight to the mitigating value of the guilty pleas, warranting reduction of the custodial terms. Distinct offences justified consecutive sentences.