Mohd Izhar bin Ahmad Azmi
About Mohd Izhar bin Ahmad Azmi
Mohd Izhar bin Ahmad Azmi appears as counsel of record in 3 reported Malaysia judgments (2025). These were heard before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (1).
On the court record
Mohd Izhar bin Ahmad Azmi appears in the corpus in serious criminal work, argued in the High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) and the Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan), across both homicide and drug trafficking. Two related Court of Appeal appeals, appearing for the respondent in one and the appellant in the other, arose from a murder conviction under section 302 of the Penal Code and were accompanied by a cross-appeal by the Public Prosecutor against sentence. The appeals asked whether the High Court judge had erred in finding that a prima facie case had been established, whether the circumstantial evidence adduced satisfied the legal threshold for a conviction founded on circumstantial evidence, whether the evidence admitted under sections 27 and 8 of the Evidence Act 1950 had been properly received and relied upon, and whether the defence, including an alibi, had raised a reasonable doubt. A third matter, in the High Court and appearing for the accused, was a drug prosecution: a charge of trafficking under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 read with section 34 of the Penal Code, where the accused had been found inside an enclosed lorry compartment in close proximity to open boxes containing methamphetamine. The court examined whether custody and control were established and whether knowledge could be inferred from the surrounding circumstances, weighed a defence relying on a third party and alleged investigative gaps, and considered the statutory presumption of trafficking under section 37(da); finding an absence of repacking tools, distribution indicators or movement for sale, it held that trafficking had not been proven beyond reasonable doubt while possession — custody, control and knowledge — was established, opening the way to a conviction for the lesser offence. Across the appearances the practice combines appellate homicide work turning on circumstantial evidence and alibi with trial-level drug defence turning on the boundary between trafficking and simple possession.
How many cases has Mohd Izhar bin Ahmad Azmi appeared in?
Mohd Izhar bin Ahmad Azmi appears as counsel of record in 3 reported Malaysia judgments (2025).
Which courts does Mohd Izhar bin Ahmad Azmi appear in?
Mohd Izhar bin Ahmad Azmi appears before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (1).
What did the murder appeals turn on?
Whether a prima facie case had been established, whether the circumstantial evidence satisfied the legal threshold for a conviction based on circumstantial evidence, whether evidence admitted under sections 27 and 8 of the Evidence Act 1950 was properly received, and whether the defence, including an alibi, raised a reasonable doubt — with a cross-appeal by the Public Prosecutor against sentence.
How did the drug prosecution resolve on the trafficking charge?
The accused was found in an enclosed lorry compartment near open boxes of methamphetamine; finding no repacking tools, distribution indicators or movement for sale, the court held that trafficking under section 39B(1)(a) was not proven beyond reasonable doubt while possession — custody, control and knowledge — was established, opening the way to conviction for the lesser offence.