by Ray Louis Law | Jun 27, 2018 | Criminal Process, Investigation, Mitigation, Punishment, Representations
Recently, we had two clients who were separately charged by the police under Section 354 of the Penal Code. If any of them were convicted of the offence, they faced the possibility of imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, a fine, caning or a combination...
by Ray Louis Law | Apr 29, 2018 | Criminal Process, Mitigation, Punishment
PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT (POHA) What it covers Harassment, alarm or distress suffered, fear or provocation of violence, unlawful stalking and false statements of fact. Examples taken from Sec 3 Protection From Harassment Act: X and Y are classmates. X posts a...
by Ray Louis Law | Mar 4, 2018 | Criminal Process
If a person who makes any false document or electronic record with the intention to cheat, it may be a crime. Examples of this are highlighted in the Singapore Police Force Website. As reported in The Straits Times on 23 February 2018, our client was charged with...
by Ray Louis Law | Feb 17, 2018 | Arrest, Criminal Process, Investigation, Your Rights
Our client was charged by the police for an offence under Section 354 of the Penal Code. He came to see us shortly after being charged. We got our heads down swiftly to drafting pre-mention representations to the police and the Attorney General’s Chamber. This was...
by Ray Louis Law | Feb 6, 2018 | Criminal Process
On 25 November 2017, The Straits Times reported “Couple caught tossing oBikes into drain turn themselves in to police”. The act gained publicity when a video of the act went viral and appeared in various websites, YouTube and Stomp. After turning themselves in, they...
by Ray Louis Law | Oct 22, 2017 | Criminal Process, Mitigation, Pleading Guilty
Allan (not his real name) sought our advice on a criminal matter. He was facing one charge under Section 338 (b) of the Penal Code for causing grievous hurt by an act which endangers life or the personal safety of others. The charge entailed, amongst others, the...
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