Both prosecution and your defence counsel may choose to appeal against judge’s decision.

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2. Police Investigation (may be proactive or reactive
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2. 4. Prosecutorial deliberation and Pre-Trial Decision
Making
a) Decision on whether you may be released on bail
b) If you are not granted bail, the prosecutor’s choice of
offence (severity/ type) to charge you based on (at the
prosecutor’s discretion)
i. This directly impacts punishment since some offences
carry mandatory punishments
c) Opportunity for Negotiations
i. You may plead guilty to lesser charge resulting in some
charges dropped
ii. This increases efficiency and is thus a consensual case
disposal encouraged by Singapore courts
d) Opportunity for Compounding of offences
i. Only an option when the offence that you have committed
is a minor offence where no public interest has been
affected.
ii. The public policy rationale behind this is that although
your behaviour is one recognised as harmful necessitating
state interval, where parties can compound in agreement,
this would save state resources (e.g. trial, etc.)
iii. Compounding will succeed only if parties involved can
reach an agreement and there is consent from the judicial
officer
iv. A situation where an attempt to compound has failed is
evidenced in Ho Yean Theng Jill v PP where the court
rejected a proposed composition for maid abuse and upheld
4 months imprisonment for the employer.
5. Trial
a) No jury system in Singapore
b) Judge as trier of fact and law
6. Conviction and sentencing
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7. Appeal
a) Both prosecution and your defence counsel may choose
to appeal against judge’s decision
b) Usually on points of law only (seldom variation on facts)
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