[1] This is an appeal against the decision of the learned judge of the High Court of Kota Bharu who, on 16 June 2008, had convicted the appellant (the accused) of the charge of trafficking in 1996.7 grams of cannabis, a capital offence under s. 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 ('the DDA') , and had sentenced him to death under s. 39B(2) of the .

[2] The appellant, Mr Ouseng Sama-Ae, is a Thai national. The charge against him states:

Bahawa kamu pada 10/1/2002 jam lebih kurang 3.20 petang berada di beranda rumah (GDMA 8/1) Kg. Berek, Gong Dermin, Banggu, 16150 Kota Bharu di dalam Jajahan Kota Bharu, di dalam Negeri Kelantan didapati mengedar dadah berbahaya jenis "Cannabis" berat bersih 1996.7 gram, dengan itu kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan di bawah seksyen 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 (Semakan Akta 1980) dan bole