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The High Court dismissed a sentencing appeal and upheld eight years’ preventive detention for repeated theft and drug offences, finding the term was not manifestly excessive.
The High Court upheld ten years’ preventive detention for a repeat violent offender, finding a high recidivism risk, limited protective factors, and no sufficient medical mitigation.
The High Court dismissed a sentencing appeal and upheld nine years’ preventive detention for a repeat snatch thief, finding public protection required it.
The High Court held that a disputed psychiatric condition may be relevant to sentencing and remitted the case for a Newton hearing before final sentence.
The Court of Appeal held that 12 years’ preventive detention was manifestly inadequate and increased the sentence to the 20-year maximum.
The High Court convicted Rosli bin Yassin on eight guilty pleas and imposed 12 years’ preventive detention after finding him a persistent recidivist requiring public protection.
The Court of Appeal allowed the prosecution’s sentencing appeal and imposed 20 years’ preventive detention on a repeat offender convicted of mischief by fire.
The High Court dismissed an appeal against eight years’ preventive detention for stealing $1.10, holding the offender’s long recidivist history justified the sentence.
The High Court allowed the prosecution’s appeal, holding that preventive detention was required under s 12(2) CPC and imposing ten years’ preventive detention.
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