PROJECT 1 (WRITTEN) (30%)

General Information

Course Code UTA4622

Course Title Criminal Trial Advocacy
Trimester/Session 3, 2022/2023 (2230)
Coordinator Mohd Azizie bin Abdul Aziz
Examiner/Tutor Mr Azizie b. Abd Aziz; Mr Mr Mohamad Hafiz b Hassan; Mr Nor
Hisham b Nor Hashim; Mr Amritpal Singh A/L Satvindar Singh;
Mr K Annamalai Ramu A/L Kandasamy
Publish Date Week 2

Breakdown of Assessment and Mapping to PLO

Assessment % PLO2 SLT

Project 1 30 Cognitive Skills (C3) 20 hrs

Mapping to CLO:

Course Learning Outcomes Project 1 Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students
should be able to:
CLO1 Prepare a case effectively through
application of relevant law, facts
and principles and management of
the advocacy task in question.
Upon completion of this presentation,
students should be able to:
Prepare written legal documents in
criminal trial such as charge, witness
statements and written submission.

Specific Instructions to Students

1. Form a group/legal firm consisting of two (2) members. Register the group
members and the firm’s name in the link provided by the Course
Coordinator/Tutor.

2. Prepare the following documents in Bahasa Malaysia based on the assigned

case (refer Appendix 1):
(a) Charge sheet (10 marks);
(b) Witness statements (10 marks); and
(c) Opening Speech (10 marks).

3. Submit the hardcopy to the respective lecturer as follows:

(a) Charge sheet: Week 3
(b) Witness statements: During Trial
(c) Opening Speech: During Trial
Email a softcopy of the same after submission.

4. Use the cover page as attached at Appendix B for each documents.

 5. Marks will be given collectively to each member of the group assuming that there
is full co-operation from each and every members of the group. (Unless there is
complain from members of the group relating to co-operation, then marks
will be deducted for the particular member after investigation)

Warning & Reminder

 Plagiarism is a serious offence. The lecturer/tutor has the rights not to accept
submission of plagiarised or duplicated work.
 Plagiarism include the following behaviours (but not limited to):
o copy another student’s work,
o hire or ask another individual to complete the assignment for you,
o copy too many words or ideas from one or two sources, that makes up a
significant portion of your work, even with proper citation.

Group work
 Each group member must actively participate in the completion of the assignment.
Free-riding is unethical and extremely unfair to fellow group members.
 It is the responsibility of each group member to ensure that the final submission is
complete and of the acceptable standard. Should any errors or omission occurred in
the final submission, each group member is held accountable for negligence – in
other words, failure to perform their responsibilities as expected.

Assessment rubrics

Score Description
 Demonstrate excellent understanding and analysis of facts and issues
5  Exceptional application of the correct law, authorities and procedure.
 Very well organized and clear writing.
 All authorities are properly quoted and referred.

 Demonstrate sufficient understanding and analysis of facts and issues

4  Appropriate application of the correct law, authorities and procedure.
 Fairly prepared, organized and clear submissions.
 Substantial authorities are properly quoted and referred.

 Demonstrate partial understanding and analysis of facts and issues

2-3  Adequate application of correct law, authorities and procedure.
 Mostly unorganized and unclear submissions.
 Partial authorities are not properly quoted and referred.

 Misunderstood and wrong analysis of facts and issues
0-1  Wrong application of law, authorities and procedure.
 Not prepared and unclear submissions.
 Few authorities are properly quoted and referred.
APPENDIX A
CASE

IPOH: Two women were charged in Sessions Court here today with trafficking a baby
girl in 2020.

Noor Azlina Mohd Nasir, 41, a nurse, and a housewife, D. Murugamal, 52, however,
pleaded not guilty after the charges against them were read before Judge Norashima
Khalid.

Noor Azlina, who is attached to a hospital in Alor Setar, Kedah, and Murugamal, from
Penang, were jointly charged with having the same intention to traffic a nine-day-old
baby girl, which is a form of illegal exploitation.

The offence was committed at a car park near a private hospital in Manjung, at about
noon on June 18, 2020.

They were charged under Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-
Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) Act 2007, which carries a minimum sentence of five
years in jail, up to life imprisonment and whipping, if convicted.

…Noor Azlina, a mother of five, and Murugamal..is unemployed and suffering from heart
problems and diabetes. - Bernama

Source:
https://www.thesundaily.my/local/two-women-charged-with-trafficking-baby-
DA10547994
APPENDIX B

FACULTY OF LAW
TRI 3, 2022/2023

UTA4622 – CRIMINAL TRIAL ADVOCACY

PROJECT 1

FIRM’S NAME:

No. ID Name (in CAPITAL LETTER) Tutorial Section

1
2

Date Submitted:
Lecturer/Tutor:

Declaration:
This is our own work. We have not previously submitted this work, in whole or in part,
for assessment. This work complies with all the governing legal and ethical rules,
including those concerning plagiarism and copyright. We have not plagiarized and have
also acknowledged ALL sources which are not our own and have not merely “cut and
paste”. We have retained a copy of this assignment.

Each of us has contributed roughly equally to this assignment. If there are any
complaints about non-contribution then we will abide by the Lecturer’s decision
regarding the allocation of marks for the assignment.

Comments:

Marks :