Enhancing sentences in the absence of a prosecution appeal
Sometimes, following aconviction, an appeal is brought by the convicted person without anycross-appeal by the Prosecution on the sentence. Can the appellate courtnevertheless increase the sentence imposed below? This study of the relevant casesand statutory provisions in Singapore suggests that both...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2014
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| Institution: | Singapore Management University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Sometimes, following aconviction, an appeal is brought by the convicted person without anycross-appeal by the Prosecution on the sentence. Can the appellate courtnevertheless increase the sentence imposed below? This study of the relevant casesand statutory provisions in Singapore suggests that both the High Court and the Court ofAppeal are vested with the power to increase the sentence even where theonly appeal is brought by the convicted person. |
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