Subramaniam v. Public Prosecutor
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
100 Solicitor's Journal 566 (1956)
Relevant factsFree
Subramaniam (defendant) was found carrying illegal ammunition and claimed terrorists had captured him and forced him to carry it under duress. To support this defense, Subramaniam sought to introduce what the terrorists had said to him, but the High Court of Johore Bahru excluded the evidence as hearsay and convicted him; the Supreme Court of the Federation of Malaya dismissed his appeal.
IssueFree
Whether out-of-court statements made by terrorists that lead a defendant to believe they would kill him if he did not comply constitute hearsay.