Case Note: The Court of Appeal's Lack of Jurisdiction to Reopen Appeals: Abdullah Bin A Rahman v Public Prosecutor [[1994] 3 SLR [Singapore Law Reports] 129, CA]; Lim Choon Chye v Public Prosecutor [[1994] 3 SLR 135, CA]
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, p. 431, 1994
17 Pages Posted: 6 Jan 2005 Last revised: 12 Oct 2012
Abstract
It is ironic that Abdullah bin A Rahman v PP and Lim Choon Chye v PP were decided in the aftermath of the Birmingham Six, Guildford Four and Maguire Seven cases from the United Kingdom. As in these cases, Abdullah and Lim Choon Chye highlight a serious flaw in our criminal justice system: there appears to be no appropriate way to correct miscarriages of justice. The purpose of this case note is to set out the conclusions reached by the Court of Appeal and to suggest directions for the future.
Keywords: Criminal procedure, jurisdiction to reopen appeals, miscarriages of justice, administration of justice, Singapore
JEL Classification: K14, K42
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