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Public Prosecutor v Koh Thiam Huat
Public Prosecutor v Koh Thiam Huat [2017] SGHC 123, [2017] 4 SLR 1099
Key Principle
In sentencing for dangerous driving (s 64(1) of the Road Traffic Act), the court evaluates the seriousness of the offence by reference to two principal parameters - the harm caused by the offence and the offender's culpability - and then calibrates the sentence having regard to the relevant aggravating and mitigating factors.
Area of Law
criminal
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