Wira Mohtarudin bin Baki
About JCA Wira Mohtarudin bin Baki
Wira Mohtarudin bin Baki has 4 reported Malaysia decisions (2018–2019). These were decided across MYCOA (4). By subject matter, the largest shares are Criminal Law (1) and Criminal Procedure (1). Of these, 3 as the delivering judge and 1 sitting on the coram.
On the judicial record
A clear illustration of criminal appellate reasoning in the most serious cases, including a capital armed-robbery appeal, and of the safeguards the Court of Appeal applies before a grave conviction or a death sentence is confirmed.
Wira Mohtarudin bin Baki sits in the Court of Appeal, and this collection is criminal appellate work centred on the most serious offences. The gravest matter is an appeal against conviction for armed robbery causing death by the use of a firearm, in which both appellants had been sentenced to death and the court examined whether the prosecution had made out its case at trial — an appeal where the outcome bears on whether a capital sentence will stand. Other appeals engage convictions and sentences prosecuted by the Public Prosecutor across a range of offences, with the court reviewing whether the trial court's findings were open on the evidence. Because the Court of Appeal sits in panels and its rulings bind or guide the courts below, these decisions reflect collective reasoning to which this judge contributed. Accused persons and appellants are referred to by role; the prosecuting authority and any institutional parties are named. A recurring theme is the appellate court's careful scrutiny of a serious conviction — testing whether the evidence supported the elements of the offence and whether the sentence, including a capital sentence, was properly imposed — before it will let the result stand. Where a life is at stake the court's examination of the record is at its most searching, because an error that might be tolerated in a lesser matter cannot be allowed to stand where the sentence is death, and the court must be satisfied that every element of the offence, including the use of the firearm and its causal role in the death, was proved. The collection is a clear illustration of criminal appellate reasoning in the most serious cases, and of the safeguards the Court of Appeal applies before a grave conviction or a capital sentence is confirmed, testing both the sufficiency of the evidence and the correctness of the sentence against the standard the law requires.
How many cases has Wira Mohtarudin bin Baki decided?
Wira Mohtarudin bin Baki has 4 reported Malaysia decisions (2018–2019), 3 of them as the delivering judge.
Which courts does Wira Mohtarudin bin Baki sit in?
Wira Mohtarudin bin Baki sits in MYCOA (4).
What is the gravest matter in Wira Mohtarudin bin Baki's docket?
An appeal against conviction for armed robbery causing death by the use of a firearm, in which both appellants had been sentenced to death and the court examined whether the prosecution had made out its case — an appeal on which a capital sentence turns.
How does the appellate court approach a serious conviction?
By searching scrutiny of the record — testing whether the evidence supported the elements of the offence and whether the sentence, including a capital sentence, was properly imposed — before it will let the result stand, with the examination at its most searching where a life is at stake.