ZAIFULL MUHAMMAD vs PP & ANOTHER APPEAL

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2013 MarsdenLR 2419

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
ZAIFULL MUHAMMAD – Appellant
Versus
PP & ANOTHER APPEAL – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Hisham Teh Poh Teik ,Respondent Advocate: Mohamad Abazafree Mohamad Abbas DPP

Table of Content
1. description of drug trafficking incident. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
2. 1st appellant's account of events. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
3. 2nd appellant's defense of innocence. (Para 22 , 23 , 24)
4. high court's concluding remarks on guilt. (Para 25 , 26)
5. arguments on inconsistencies in drug evidence. (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33)
6. judicial reasoning on evidence discrepancies. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)

Arifin Zakaria CJ:

INTRODUCTION

[1] These two appeals were heard together as they involved the same facts. The Court of Appeal had on 19 July 2011 dismissed the appeals by the appellants against their conviction and sentence imposed by the High Court.

[2] The charge proffered against the appellants reads:

"Bahawa kamu bersama-sama, pada 8 Disember 2004, lebih kurang jam 7.45 petang di Jalan Emas, Taman Melawis, di dalam daerah Klang, di dalam Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan, untuk mencapai niat bersama kamu, telah didapati memperedarkan dadah berbahaya iaitu seberat 799.4 gram cannabis dan dengan itu kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan di bawah s 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 dan boleh dihukum di bawah s 39B(2)

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2013 MarsdenLR 2419

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYAZAIFULL MUHAMMAD – AppellantVersusPP & ANOTHER APPEAL – Respondent

Cases Referred (3)

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
ZAIFULL MUHAMMAD – Appellant
Versus
PP & ANOTHER APPEAL – Respondent