Analysis of the Proof of the Element of "Premeditation" in Judgment Number 551/Pid.B/2025/PN RAP: A Review of the Judge's Considerations Regarding Evidence

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Published: 2026-09-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70308/z8ymx198
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Penal Code, Evidence, Premeditated Murder, Premeditation, Voorbedachte Raad

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Yovani Simarmata1
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July Esther2
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Jusnizar Sinaga3
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Abstract

This study analyzes proof of the element of premeditation (voorbedachte raad) in Judgment No. 551/Pid.B/2025/PN Rap. Because the offense and judgment occurred in 2025, the temporally applicable offense provision is Article 340 of the former Indonesian Criminal Code, while Article 459 of Law No. 1 of 2023, effective from 2 January 2026, is used only as a prospective comparison. Using normative legal research with statutory and case approaches, the article evaluates whether the facts described in the judgment demonstrate a calmly formed intent, a sufficient opportunity for reconsideration, and execution that was not merely an immediate emotional outburst. No fixed time interval is treated as determinative; premeditation must be inferred from the complete factual sequence and the court’s legal reasoning.

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): Adagium: Jurnal Ilmiah Hukum

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Simarmata, Yovani, July Esther, and Jusnizar Sinaga. 2026. “Analysis of the Proof of the Element of ‘Premeditation’ in Judgment Number 551 Pid.B 2025 PN RAP: A Review of the Judge’s Considerations Regarding Evidence”. Adagium: Jurnal Ilmiah Hukum 4 (2): 967-77. https://doi.org/10.70308/z8ymx198.

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