COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
MELINDA STEVENSON – Appellant
Versus
PP – Respondent
JUDGMENT
[1] This is the appellant's appeal against the decision of the High Court which convicted the appellant of the charge against her under s 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (' DDA ') for the offence of trafficking in 2,241.6 grammes of methamphetamine punishable under s 39B(2) . The charge reads as follows:
Bahawa kamu pada 12 Oktober 2014 lebih kurang 9:15 malam di Balai Ketibaan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi (LTAL), di dalam daerah Langkawi, dalam Negeri Kedah Darul Aman telah didapati mengedar dadah berbahaya iaitu Methamphetamine seberat 2,241.6 gram dan dengan itu kamu telah melakukan kesalahan di bawah s 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 yang boleh dihukum di bawah s 39B(2) Akta yang sama.
[2] At the High Court after a full trial the learned Judicial Commissioner on 13 March 2018 found the appellant guilty as charged under s 39B(1)(a) DDA . The appellant was convicted by the learned JC and sentenced to death.
[3] Before us the appellant appealed against conviction and sentence. We heard the appeal on 5 August 2019 and after perusing the records of appeal and considering both the written and oral submissions of the learned
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