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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Main Author:	LAU, Kwan Ho
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Published:	Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
Subjects:	Courts Jurisdiction
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description	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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Enhancing sentences in the absence of a prosecution appeal

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