Roszaidi bin Osman v PP – Court of Appeal Reduces Drug Courier’s Death Penalty to Life Sentence
December 15, 2022
This article outlines how the death penalty in a drug trafficking case was reduced to a life sentence on the ground of diminished responsibility.
Acquittal of Capital Charge After 9-Year Legal Saga
September 17, 2020
This article shares the verdict where the Court of Appeal, by a majority of 4-1, reversed its own decision to convict Ilechukwu of the capital charge of drug trafficking.
Do Lies in Police Statements Necessarily Indicate a Guilty Conscience? The Court of Appeal Made History by Agreeing to Review Ilechukwu’s Conviction after a Concluded Appeal
May 10, 2020
This article shares that the Court for the first time re-opened a concluded criminal case on the basis of fresh psychiatric evidence probative of our client’s innocence.
Drug Trafficking Case Remitted to HC for Psychiatric Evidence
April 23, 2020
This articles shares the criminal case of a drug trafficker whose case is now back before the High Court for psychiatric evidence to be taken.
Fresh Evidence on PTSD and PTSS in a Capital Criminal Offence
July 9, 2019
This article shares the latest development in this capital offence case where we have successfully persuaded the Court that Ilechukwu had suffered PTSD and PTSS.
Double Standards of Rationality by Marcus
May 22, 2019
This article shares the evolution of the two standards of rationality in Singaporean jurisprudence, and highlights the tensions that arise between them.
Criminal Lawyer in Singapore – A sacred duty
March 29, 2019
This article shares on what being a criminal lawyer in Singapore and sacred duty of due process are, as commented by SUSS Associate Professor Darren Koh.
Alleged Drug Trafficker Acquitted of Capital Offence Charge
February 16, 2019
This article shares the case of our client who faced the death penalty for drug trafficking. He was convicted and sentenced on a lesser offence as he did not share a common intention to traffic the drugs.
The Accused Was a Mere Courier
This article shares the ambit of the acts of a mere courier as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act, and persuaded the Court that our client was a mere courier.
Death Penalty in Singapore — a Matter of Life and Death
December 7, 2018
In this article, Eugene said that we should take a good hard look at the death penalty regime in Singapore, even if they or their loved ones are not involved.
Criminal Breach of Trust in Singapore: section 409 of the Penal Code
April 18, 2018
This article shares the implications for accused persons previously convicted of criminal breach of trust in Singapore under Section 409 of the Penal Code.
Singapore Criminal Lawyers acted as McKenzie friends
March 18, 2018
This article shares that our Singapore criminal lawyers, Eugene and Suang, acted as “McKenzie friends” to a convicted Singaporean drug trafficker.
