PRACTICAL TEST (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 % PLO3 SLT

Practical Test 30 Practical Skills (P3) 10 hrs

Mapping to CLO:

Course Learning Outcomes Practical Test Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students Upon completion of this presentation,
should be able to: students should be able to:
CLO4 Perform the techniques of Conduct effective techniques of
examination-in-chief, cross examination-in-chief, cross examination
examination and re-examination of and re-examination of witnesses in
witnesses criminal trial.

Specific Instructions to Students

1. Maintain the same group/legal firm that has been formed earlier for Project 1.

2. Conduct a trial according to the assigned role based on the given case (refer
Appendix 1).

3. The trial must be conducted in Bahasa Malaysia until end of Prosecution’s/

Prima Facie Stage only.

4. Each member/solicitor must take turn to conduct

(a) Opening speech (5 marks),
(b) Examination-in chief (5 marks),
(c) Cross-examination (15 marks), and
(d) Re-examination (5 marks).

5. Marks will be given individually to each member of the group.

Assessment rubrics

Score Description
 Demonstrate excellent advocacy skills
5  Display effective technique of examination of witnesses
 Exceptional application of the correct law, authorities and procedure.
 Very well prepared and organized.

 Demonstrate sufficient advocacy skills

4  Display sufficiently effective technique of examination of witnesses
 Appropriate application of the correct law, authorities and procedure.
 Fairly prepared and organized.

 Demonstrate partial advocacy skills

2-3  Display partially effective technique of examination of witnesses
 Adequate application of correct law, authorities and procedure.
 Mostly prepared but unorganized.

 Fail to demonstrate adequate advocacy skills

0-1  Display poor technique of examination of witnesses
 Wrong application of law, authorities and procedure.
 Not prepared and unorganized.
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