JORGE CRESPO GOMEZ vs PP - 2018 MarsdenLR 191

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2018 MarsdenLR 191

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
JORGE CRESPO GOMEZ – Appellant
Versus
PP – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Abd Rashid Ismail,Ooi Zen Jie ,Respondent Advocate: Kwan Lisa

Table of Content
1. appellant's conviction was based on possession of drugs. (Para 1 , 3 , 5 , 17)
2. the appellant provided evidence of innocence. (Para 18 , 19 , 33)
3. analysis of presumptions under the law. (Para 34 , 36 , 42)
4. failure to investigate potentials does not negate conviction. (Para 47 , 56 , 57)
5. adequacy of the interpreter was upheld. (Para 68 , 70 , 74)

Ahmadi Asnawi JCA:

[1] In the court below, the appellant was convicted and sentenced to suffer the death penalty upon the following charge:

"Bahawa kamu pada 26 Februari 2013 jam lebih kurang 3.30 petang di Karousel F, Aras 3, MTB KLIA, di dalam Daerah Sepang, di dalam Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan telah memperedarkan dadah berbahaya, iaitu kokain seberat 779 gram dan oleh demikian, kamu telah melakukan suatu kesalahan di bawah s 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 yang boleh dihukum di bawah s 39B(2) Akta yang sama".

[2] Being aggrieved with the said decision, the appellant appealed to this court. We dismissed the appeal after due consideration of the issues raised. We now proffer our grounds.

The Case For Prosecution

[3] On 26 February 2013, the appellant was seen by SP-5 (Insp Sherman Jackson) who was on duty at Carouse

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2018 MarsdenLR 191

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYAJORGE CRESPO GOMEZ – AppellantVersusPP – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
JORGE CRESPO GOMEZ – Appellant
Versus
PP – Respondent