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Syed Abdul Aziz v Public Prosecutor

[1993] 3 SLR(R) 1; [1993] 3 SLR 534
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore
Year1993
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An appellate court will defer to a trial judge's assessment of witness credibility based on demeanour and will not disturb it unless plainly wrong, and a conviction may rest on evidence the trial judge found credible where guilt is established beyond reasonable doubt.

Area of Law

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