Koh Swee Beng v PP
| Jurisdiction | Singapore |
| Date | 1991 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Singapore) |
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4 cases
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Mohammed Ali bin Johari v Public Prosecutor
... ... -control: N Govindasamy v PP [1975-1977] SLR 165 ; [1976] 2 MLJ 49 ; Wo Yok Ling v PP [1978-1979] SLR 78 ; [1979] 1 MLJ 101 and Koh Swee Beng v PP [1991] SLR 319 ; [1991] 3 MLJ 401 ... In the light of the discussion in Kwan Cin Cheng , the test of proportionality is probably not a ... ...
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Mohammed Ali bin Johari v Public Prosecutor
... ... -control: N Govindasamy v PP [1975-1977] SLR 165 ; [1976] 2 MLJ 49 ; Wo Yok Ling v PP [1978-1979] SLR 78 ; [1979] 1 MLJ 101 and Koh Swee Beng v PP [1991] SLR 319 ; [1991] 3 MLJ 401 ... In the light of the discussion in Kwan Cin Cheng , the test of proportionality is probably not a ... ...
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Chan Choon Wai v Public Prosecutor
...The burden was on the appellant to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that his case fell within exception 1: see Koh Swee Beng v PP [1991] 3 MLJ 401. It is settled law that in order for an accused to successfully plead the defence of provocation, two elements must be proved. First, the s......
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Enthiran A/L Rajoo v Public Prosecutor, 03-09-2015
...offered, then the plea of grave and sudden provocation must fail – see also Abdul Razak Dalek v PP (2010) 6 CLJ 357; Koh Swee Beng v PP (1991) 3 MLJ 401. [15] It is not disputed that the appellant found the deceased lying to SP-13 on SP-13’s bed. However, the appellant departed from the pro......
1 books & journal articles
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Criminal Law
...be commensurate with the provocation offered (see Govindasamy v PP[1976] 2 MLJ 49; Wo Yok Ling v PP[1979] 1 MLJ 101; Koh Swee Beng v PP[1991] 3 MLJ 401), the Court of Appeal took the opportunity to discard it once and for all. It is no longer to be treated as a distinct requirement for rais......