JURIDICAL REVIEW OF PROVING ELEMENTS WITHOUT RIGHTS OR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OR POSSESSION OF CLASS I NARCOTICS AND CRIMINAL IMPOSITION UNDER SPECIAL MINIMUM CRIMINAL THREAT (Study of Decision Number: 5259 K/Pid.Sus/2022 Jo. Decision Number: 9/Pid. Sus/2021
Indonesia
Abstract
Judges are the spearhead in deciding a case. Judges hold the highest authority in court, making their decisions immune to intervention. This research uses the Empirical Legal Research method with a Normative Juridical approach, utilizing secondary data consisting of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. In this study, the author found a decision with Case Number: 5259 K/Pid.Sus/2022 Jo 9/Pid.Sus/2021/PN Amr. In this decision, the cassation-level judge made an error by failing to prove the element of unlawfulness, and the cassation-level judge deviated from the minimum sentence provision in Article 112 paragraph 1 of Law Number 35 of 2009 by imposing a sentence of 1 year and 6 months. Cassation-level judges must be more thorough in examining trial facts, and areview of the minimum criminal penalties in the narcotics law is necessary.
Keywords: Judge, Evidence, Court rulling.
