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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2024] SGHC 162

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v CRX

The High Court convicted a young offender of aggravated sexual assault by penetration against his younger sister and ordered reformative training instead of imprisonment.

  • Sentencing
  • Reformative training
  • Caning
  • Sexual assault by penetration
  • Outrage of modesty
  • Rehabilitation vs deterrence
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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2023] SGHCF 27

WNE v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court allowed a youth offender’s appeal, applying parity to replace JRC detention with 21 months’ home probation and a 12-month Boys’ Hostel stay.

  • Sentencing
  • Probation
  • Parity in sentencing
  • Rehabilitation
  • Juvenile detention
  • Youth-sentencing
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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2023] SGHCF 22

WLK v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

A 14-year-old’s appeal against six months’ detention in a Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre was allowed. The court substituted 24 months’ probation, stressing welfare and rehabilitation.

  • Sentencing of young offenders
  • Probation versus detention in juvenile rehabilitation centre
  • Protection from harassment act offences
  • Welfare and best interests under children and young persons act
  • Sentencing-of-young-offenders
  • Probation
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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2017] SGHC 324

PRAVEEN S/O KRISHNAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court allowed a young drug offender’s appeal, replacing reformative training with split probation and strict conditions after finding strong prospects of rehabilitation.

  • Probation
  • Reformative training
  • Pre-sentence reports
  • Sentencing principles
  • Prosecution disclosure
  • Reformative-training
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Criminal law [2010] SGHC 210

Nur Azilah Bte Ithnin v Public Prosecutor

The High Court allowed a young offender’s appeal, replacing 48 months’ imprisonment with reformative training for loan-shark harassment and mischief by fire.

  • Rehabilitation vs deterrence
  • Reformative training
  • Mischief by fire
  • Unlicensed moneylending
  • Harassment of debtors
  • Rehabilitation-vs-deterrence
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Criminal law [2009] SGHC 186

Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Noor Indra bin Hamzah

The High Court held that a Juvenile Court finding of guilt counts as a previous conviction under s 33A of the Misuse of Drugs Act, but declined to enhance the sentence on revision.

  • Previous conviction
  • S33a mda
  • Revisionary jurisdiction
  • Juvenile court findings
  • Probation effects
  • Criminal-revision
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