9 Nov 2023
LOO YONG HENG [ ]
- Citation
- J-05(SH)-253-06/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- SH
- Case number
- J-05(SH)-253-06/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court found that the trial judge permissibly invoked the presumption under s37(da) because the drugs (including 183.14g methamphetamine) were in plain view in the appellant's sole-occupied room alongside distribution paraphernalia and cash, establishing actual possession or, alternatively, a proper basis for the statutory presumption; the appellant's denials were bare and failed to raise reasonable doubt; SP5 was hostile but material parts of his primary evidence were corroborated and admissible; therefore convictions on all six charges were safe and upheld; pursuant to Akta 846 the manda…
- Possession
- Trafficking
- Statutory presumptions s37(da) adb
- Section 154 evidence act 1950 (hostile witness)
- Conduct evidence (s8 evidence act)
- Mandatory death penalty abolition (akta 846)