JUDGMENT

Richard Malanjum FCJ:

[1] This is an appeal by the appellant against the decision of the Court of Appeal rendered on 26 March 2005 whereby the appellant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The High Court had earlier on in its verdict rendered on 30 June 2003 found the appellant guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under s. 304(b) of the Penal Code ('Code') and sentenced him to eight years imprisonment effective from 22 August 2000 (the date of arrest).

[2] Dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court the prosecution appealed to the Court of Appeal and the appellant cross-appealed. The impugned decision of the trial court was reversed by the Court of Appeal. Hence, the appellant is now appealing to this court.

[3] The charge preferred against the appellant reads:

Bahawa kamu pada 22 Ogos 2000 jam lebih kurang 7.55 malam di Jalan Istana Baru, di dalam Daerah Brickfields, di dalam Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur telah melakukan bunuh dengan menyebabkan kematian Lee Good Yew (Kad Pengenalan No 480520-07-5432) dan dengan itu kamu telah melakukan suatu kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah s. 302 Kanun Keseksaan.

Translation:

That you on 22nd