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Public Prosecutor v Koh Thiam Huat

Public Prosecutor v Koh Thiam Huat [2017] SGHC 123, [2017] 4 SLR 1099
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore High Court
Year2017
StatusPersuasive authority

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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