Sathya A/l Vello v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]

05m-10-01-2020b Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 7 February 2022 • 05(M)-10-01/2020(B)

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted for drug trafficking and sentenced to death —Whether the learned trial judge erred when she did not indicate at the end of the case for the prosecution whether the defence was called on presumed trafficking or on direct trafficking —Whether the learned trial judge erred when she did not consider all the evidence led by the appellant in breach of section 182A of the Criminal Procedure Code

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure

Judges (3)

Abdul Rahman bin Sebli Delivered Mary Lim Thiam Suan Coram Zabariah binti Mohd Yusof Coram

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Sathya a/l Vello Appellant

Case Significance

Sathya A/l Vello v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya] is a Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) decision dated February 7, 2022 (citation: 05m-10-01-2020b). The panel comprised Abdul Rahman bin Sebli, Mary Lim Thiam Suan and Zabariah binti Mohd Yusof, with Abdul Rahman bin Sebli delivering the judgment.

Key issues: Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted for drug trafficking and sentenced to death.

What was the outcome of Sathya A/l Vello v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]?

Sathya A/l Vello v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya] is a Federal Court decision dated February 7, 2022. The case was heard by Abdul Rahman bin Sebli. See the full judgment for details.

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (05m-10-01-2020b)