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COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
MAMASOBRI USENG – Appellant
Versus
PP – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. evidence supporting possession of cannabis. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 2. arguments on presumption and burden of proof. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 3. analysis of evidence and statutory presumptions. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 4. reaffirmation of trial judge's decision. (Para 24 , 25) |
| 5. final affirmation of conviction and sentence. (Para 26 , 27) |
[1] The appellant was convicted and sentenced to death on a charge of trafficking 23,829 grammes of cannabis. The charge reads as follows:
Bahawa kamu pada 8 November 2001 jam lebih kurang 12.20 tengahari di Kompleks Imigresen Bukit Kayu Hitam, dalam daerah Kubang Pasu, dalam Negeri Kedah Darul Aman, telah didapati mengedar dadah berbahaya jenis Cannabis seberat 23,829 gram. Oleh yang demikian, kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan di bawah s 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 (Akta 234) dan boleh dihukum di bawah s 39B(2) Akta yang sama .
[2] On appeal, we dismissed the appeal and confirmed the conviction and sentence. We now give our reasons.
Facts Of The Case
[3] On 8 November 2001 at about 12.20pm, PW1, a Custom Officer, stopped an Isuzu pick-up bearing registration number XF 1369 PTN
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