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R v Thai (CRI/T 34 of 5) [2017] LSHC 36 (12 December 2017)
High Court of Lesotho convicted the accused of murder and attempted murder after accepting eyewitness identification, circumstantial evidence, and rejecting the alibi.
R v Temo and Others (CRI/T 93 of 2012) [2014] LSHC 9 (4 March 2014)
High Court of Lesotho murder and firearms case relying on circumstantial and ballistic evidence, with one accused convicted of murder and another as accessory.
Mpumelelo Mbobo v The Director of Public Prosecutions (C of A (CRI) 4 of 2013) [2013] LSCA 34 (18 October 2013)
The Court of Appeal of Lesotho upheld Mbobo’s murder and attempted murder convictions, relying on multiple eyewitness identifications and rejecting his alibi.
R v Tsepo Raphoka (CRI/T 78 of 7) [2010] LSHC 114 (13 December 2010)
The High Court of Lesotho acquitted Ts’epo Raphoka of murder, finding circumstantial evidence did not exclude other reasonable inferences and the alibi was not discredited.
Mohale v R (C of A (CRI) 11 of 2008) [2009] LSCA 13 (23 October 2009)
Court of Appeal overturned a murder conviction, finding the trial court wrongly rejected the appellant’s alibi and that the single witness evidence did not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
R v Mabilikoe (C of A (CRI) 8 of 2003) [2004] LSCA 8 (20 October 2004)
Criminal appeal on dying declarations and alibi. The Court held the deceased’s statements were admissible, identification was reliable, and the conviction stood.
Molapo v R (CRI/A 25 of 2001) [2002] LSCA 91 (3 May 2002)
The appeal against a rape-related conviction succeeded because the prosecution failed to disprove alibi, prove the offence, or provide corroboration.
R v Khalane (Review 11 of 2002) [2002] LSCA 29 (26 February 2002)
Automatic review in a housebreaking and theft matter found the evidence did not link the accused to the offence, so the conviction was quashed.
Mashongoane v R (CRI/A 10 of 2000) [2001] LSCA 62 (10 August 2001)
The conviction for rape was supported by credible evidence from the complainant and other Crown witnesses, the appellant's alibi was not reasonably possibly true, and the sentence imposed by the trial court was inappropriately lenient given the aggravating circumstances. The appeal against conviction fails, but the sentence is enhanced to six years' imprisonment without suspension.
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In Complete Judgement (CRI/T 20 of 94) [1995] LSCA 169 (30 October 1995)
The High Court of Lesotho convicted Tlokotsi Raseotsana of murdering his two sisters, rejected his alibi, and found extenuating circumstances before sentencing.
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