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FEDERAL COURT (PUTRAJAYA)
RAUS SHARIF, PCA, RICHARD MALANJUM, CJ, HASHIM YUSOFF, J, ABDULL HAMID EMBONG, J, AHMAD MAAROP, FCJJ
Siew Yoke Keong – Appellant
Versus
Public Prosecutor – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of drug trafficking case (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 2. submissions made by appellant's counsel (Para 13 , 14) |
| 3. court's analysis of evidential challenges (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 4. interpretation of evidence act s 27 (Para 21 , 22 , 27) |
| 5. court's conclusion on admissibility of evidence (Para 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 6. possession and its implications in drug trafficking (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 7. circumstantial evidence's strength and combined effect (Para 36 , 37) |
| 8. issues regarding hearsay and its impact on the verdict (Para 38 , 39 , 40) |
| 9. discussion on the failure to call a witness (Para 41 , 42 , 43) |
| 10. discussion on the appellant's right to silence (Para 44 , 45 , 46) |
| 11. final conclusion and affirmation of judgment (Para 49) |
BACKGROUND
The appellant — Siew Yoke Keong ('Siew') was retried in the High Court on the charge of trafficking in 1,583.4g of dangerous drugs (1,452.1g of heroin and 131.3g of monoacetylmorphines) on 13 August 1997, 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(
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