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PP v Ilechukwu Uchechukwu Chukwudi

Public Prosecutor v Ilechukwu Uchechukwu Chukwudi [2015] SGCA 33; [2015] 3 SLR 282 (conviction; subsequently the conviction was set aside and the accused acquitted in Ilechukwu Uchechukwu Chukwudi v PP [2020] SGCA 90)
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Once the presumption of knowledge under s 18(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act is triggered, the legal burden shifts to the accused to prove on a balance of probabilities that he did not know the nature of the drug; merely raising a reasonable doubt is insufficient, and an accused's lies and material omissions in his statements may corroborate guilt.

Area of Law

criminal

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