New Frontiers – Case Update Nabill

In the recent decision in Muhammad Nabill bin Mohd Fuad v Public Prosecutor [2020] SGCA 25, the Court of Appeal allowed the Appellant’s appeal in respect of his convictions for trafficking diamorphine and cannabis. As a result, the Appellant was acquitted of the cannabis charge, and his conviction for trafficking diamorphine was amended to simple possession. The two death sentences that had previously been imposed upon him were replaced with a single sentence of 8 years imprisonment for the possession of diamorphine charge.