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Public Prosecutor v Koh Thiam Huat

[2017] 4 SLR 1099
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore High Court
Year2017
StatusBinding authority

Summary

SGHC established a two-step sentencing framework for dangerous driving: assess harm and culpability, then calibrate sentence with mitigating and aggravating factors.

Key Principle

The SGHC considered the sentencing framework for dangerous driving offences and set out a two-step approach: (1) determine the harm caused and the culpability of the offender, (2) calibrate the sentence with reference to relevant mitigating and aggravating factors.

Area of Law

criminal

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