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FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
SIEW YOKE KEONG – Appellant
Versus
PP – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. evidence of arrest and drug possession (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 10) |
| 2. search findings confirm possession of drugs (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. details on the drug trafficking case. (Para 7 , 11) |
| 4. defendant's shifting defense during trial (Para 12 , 14) |
| 5. court's reasoning and observations on evidence. (Para 13 , 16 , 17 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 6. arguments raised by the defense counsel. (Para 15) |
| 7. assessment of evidence under section 27 of evidence act (Para 18 , 19 , 28) |
Background
[1] The appellant - Siew Yoke Keong ("Siew") was retried in the High Court on the charge of trafficking in 1,583.4 grams of dangerous drugs (1,452.1 grams of heroin and 131.3 grams of monoacetylmorphines) on 13 August 97, at about 1.50am at house No 3, Lot 6862 - A, Lorong 3D, Kampung Baru Subang, in the District of Petaling, in the State of Selangor, an offence under s 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (DDA) and punishable under s 39B(2) of the . The retrial was pursuant to the decision of the Court of Appeal on 4 January 2005 ordering that the conviction and sentence on Siew be set aside and that he be retried before another judge. At the conclusion o
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