8 Sept 2020
1. ) TAZA BIN TARJI (NO. K/P: 930611-01-6337) 2. ) HERMAN (NO. PASPORT: A 9562313) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
- Citation
- J-05(M)-224-04/2018 DAN J-05(M)-233-04/2018 (MINORITY JUDGMENT OF THE COURT) (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- M
- Case number
- J-05(M)-224-04/2018 DAN J-05(M)-233-04/2018 (MINORITY JUDGMENT OF THE COURT) (Mahkamah Rayuan)
s.39B(2A) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 lists circumstances the court 'may have regard only to' when exercising sentencing discretion; the word 'may' preserves judicial discretion and the listed circumstances are matters of consideration not mandatory preconditions; ministerial statements cannot alter clear statutory language; when prosecution asserts absence of assistance under (d) it must lead evidence in a pre-sentencing hearing because that fact is within prosecution knowledge; in the absence of such evidence and where (a)–(c) are present the court may impose the alternative sentence; t…