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Short educational notes on criminal procedure in Singapore. Not legal advice.
Educational summary of named public judgments and guidelines. Not legal advice. Sim Yeow Kee v Public Prosecutor [2016] SGHC 209; [2016] 5 SLR 936 is the leading modern decision on corrective training — an enhanced sentence for repeat offenders — and on how it relates to preventive detention. Decided by a three-judge court, it introduced […]
Educational summary of named public judgments and guidelines. Not legal advice. Public Prosecutor v Rosli bin Yassin [2013] SGCA 21; [2013] 2 SLR 831 is a leading Court of Appeal decision on preventive detention — a long period of detention imposed on habitual offenders to protect the public. It explains that preventive detention is driven […]
Educational summary of named public judgments and guidelines. Not legal advice. A Mandatory Treatment Order (MTO) is a community-based sentence that requires an offender to undergo psychiatric treatment instead of going to prison, where their offending is linked to a treatable psychiatric condition. The leading decision setting out how MTOs work is GCX v Public […]
Educational summary of named public judgments and guidelines. Not legal advice. How much credit does an accused get for pleading guilty in Singapore? Since late 2023, the answer is guided by the Guidelines on Reduction in Sentences for Guilty Pleas (the “PG Guidelines”), issued by the Sentencing Advisory Panel. They tie the potential reduction to […]
Educational summary of named public judgments and guidelines. Not legal advice. Cher Ting Ting v Public Prosecutor [2017] SGHC 13 is the leading modern authority on what happens to a bail bond when an accused absconds — and on the duties a surety takes on. It sets out a two-stage framework for forfeiture that the […]
Educational summary of named public judgments and guidelines. Not legal advice. Ding Si Yang v Public Prosecutor [2015] SGHC 34 is a leading statement of the principles for granting bail, or a stay of execution of a custodial sentence, pending an appeal. It explains why this differs sharply from bail before trial. (This is a […]
Educational summary of named public judgments. Not legal advice. Chua Ya Zi Sandy v Public Prosecutor [2021] SGHC 204 is a recent, Chief Justice-delivered decision on sentencing for criminal breach of trust by an employee under section 408 of the Penal Code. It restates the amount-keyed approach that governs these common workplace-dishonesty cases. Key points […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment, drawn from the court’s published grounds. Stated neutrally and non-graphically. Not legal advice. Public Prosecutor v BAB [2017] SGCA 2; [2017] 1 SLR 292 is the leading Court of Appeal authority on the offence of sexual penetration of a minor under section 376A of the Penal Code. It […]
Educational summary of named public judgments. Not legal advice. Parthiban a/l Kanapathy v Public Prosecutor [2021] SGCA 75; [2021] 2 SLR 847 is the leading Court of Appeal decision on sentencing for intentionally perverting the course of justice under section 204A of the Penal Code. It sets out the factors that govern how such offences […]
Educational summary of named public judgments. Not legal advice. Setting fire to property is treated seriously in Singapore under the Penal Code offences of mischief by fire. There is no single sentencing-framework judgment for these offences; sentencing is fact-specific and driven by deterrence. Two decisions illustrate the range — Nur Azilah bte Ithnin v Public […]
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