Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab
About Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab
Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2025). These were heard before MYCOA (5).
On the court record
Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab's reported practice is in criminal appellate defence, appearing in the Court of Appeal for accused persons as the appellant across serious homicide and drug prosecutions.
A group of related appeals concerns culpable homicide not amounting to murder under section 304(a) of the Penal Code read together with section 34 of the same Act — the section that fixes several accused with a common intention. Acting for the appellants across those linked appeals, the matters engaged the narrative of the offence from the discovery of the deceased through the arrival of the investigating officer and forensics, the post-mortem, the arrests and the identification of the deceased, and turned in part on sentence — whether the sentence imposed was in step with the current trend of sentencing and the weight to be given to the public interest.
A further appeal concerns drug trafficking under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, again read with section 34 of the Penal Code. Acting for the appellant, the argument was that the High Court had failed to evaluate the defence properly and to consider the appellant's assertion that he had no knowledge of the existence of the drugs and was unaware that the transaction involved their sale and purchase, together with a contention of entrapment.
Across these matters the practice is focused, appellate criminal defence in the most serious categories of offence, where the arguments concern the proper evaluation of the defence, the ingredients of common intention under section 34 of the Penal Code, the treatment of knowledge in trafficking cases, and the calibration of sentence against the prevailing sentencing trend. It is work carried out entirely in the Court of Appeal on behalf of convicted persons seeking to overturn conviction or reduce sentence. The judgments show a defence directed at the quality of the trial court's reasoning as much as at the underlying facts.
How many cases has Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab appeared in?
Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2025).
Which courts does Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab appear in?
Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab appears before MYCOA (5).
What kind of work does Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab do?
Criminal appellate defence in the Court of Appeal, acting for accused persons as the appellant in serious homicide and drug prosecutions — including appeals concerning culpable homicide under section 304(a) of the Penal Code read with section 34, and drug trafficking under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
What did the culpable-homicide appeals turn on?
Charges under section 304(a) of the Penal Code read together with section 34 of the same Act, which fixes accused persons with a common intention. The appeals engaged the evidence from the discovery of the deceased through the post-mortem, arrests and identification, and turned in part on whether the sentence imposed was in step with the current sentencing trend and the public interest.
What was argued in the drug-trafficking appeal?
Acting for the appellant on a charge under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 read with section 34 of the Penal Code, the argument was that the High Court had failed to evaluate the defence properly and to consider the appellant's assertion that he had no knowledge of the drugs and did not know the transaction involved their sale and purchase, together with a contention of entrapment.