Ringgie Anak Ampas v Public Prosecutor

Appellant(s): Ringgie Anak Ampas

Respondent(s):

• Pendakwa Raya
• [Pendakwa Raya]

• YA Dato' Has Zanah Binti Mehat
• YA Datuk Supang Lian
• YA Dato' Sri Mariana binti Haji Yahya

• The appellant was convicted by the High Court for the murder of his brother under Section 302 of the Penal Code and sentenced to death.
• The incident occurred after the deceased quarrelled with his daughter, during which he slapped her twice, prompting the appellant to shoot him with a shotgun.
• The appellant claimed he heard screams, assumed the deceased's wife and daughter were dead, lost self-control, and was provoked into shooting the deceased.

• Whether the High Court erred in finding that the appellant failed to establish the defence of grave and sudden provocation under Exception 1 to Section 300 of the Penal Code.
• Whether the deceased's quarrelling and shouting with his wife and daughter constituted grave and sudden provocation sufficient to deprive a reasonable man of self-control.
• Whether the appellant's act of shooting the deceased with a shotgun was a proportionate response to the alleged provocation, judged by the standard of a reasonable man.

• The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal, affirming the High Court's conviction and sentence.
• The Court found no error in the High Court's conclusion that the appellant failed to prove grave and sudden provocation on a balance of probabilities.
• The Court held that the appellant's reaction was disproportionate and not that of a reasonable man, and that the elements of murder under Section 300(c) of the Penal Code were satisfied.