Eddie Lee Zheng Da v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Judith Prakash, Tay Yong Kwang |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law |
| Counsel | Acacia Legal LLC, Attorney-General's Chambers, Providence Law Asia LLC, Abraham Vergis, April Phang, Kong Kuek Foo, Lim Woon Yee, Loo Yinglin Bestlyn, Si Hoe Tat Chorng |
Source: [2023] SGCA 36, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Lee Zheng Da Eddie v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2023] SGCA 36 is a judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 3 November 2023 in Criminal Appeal Nos 29 and 30 of 2022, with Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA delivering the judgment of the court sitting with Judith Prakash JCA and Tay Yong Kwang JCA. The appellants, Lee Zheng Da Eddie and Yap Peng Keong Darren, had been jointly tried and convicted for offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act relating to three packets containing a total of not less than 1,352.8g of substance found to contain 24.21g of diamorphine, with Lee sentenced by the trial judge to the mandatory death penalty and Yap, who qualified under the s 33B alternative regime, to life imprisonment. The Court of Appeal heard the appellants' appeals against their respective convictions.
[2023] SGCA 36 explained
Eddie Lee Zheng Da v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2023] SGCA 36) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 3 November 2023. It is categorised under Criminal Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2023] SGCA 36 about?
Eddie Lee Zheng Da v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2023] SGCA 36) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law - Statutory Offences - Misuse of Drugs Act”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2023] SGCA 36 consider?
The judgment refers to Class 'A' controlled drug listed in the First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), and Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGCA 36?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGCA 36 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
Lee Zheng Da Eddie and Yap Peng Keong Darren were jointly tried and convicted of offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act relating to three bundles containing not less than 24.21g of diamorphine; Lee received the mandatory death sentence while Yap, who qualified for the alternative sentencing regime, received life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane. Lee appealed against conviction and sentence and Yap against sentence, including an argument under Article 12(1). The Court of Appeal dismissed both appeals.
What was Lee Zheng Da Eddie v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGCA 36 about?
It was a joint drug-trafficking appeal heard by the Court of Appeal, with Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA delivering the judgment on 3 November 2023, brought by Lee Zheng Da Eddie and Yap Peng Keong Darren against their Misuse of Drugs Act convictions.
What drugs and charges were involved in [2023] SGCA 36?
The case concerned three packets holding not less than 1,352.8g of substance containing 24.21g of diamorphine; Lee was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and Yap with trafficking by delivering the bundles, both under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGCA 36)