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Criminal law [2021] NAHCMD 105

S v Valombola (8) (CC 18 of 2019)

S v Valombola (8) (CC 18 of 2019) [2021] NAHCMD 105 (10 March 2021)

High Court dismissed an accused’s section 174 discharge application, holding the State had a prima facie case on murder and discharging a firearm in public.

  • Murder
  • Discharging firearm in public
  • Application for discharge
  • Prima facie case
  • Standard of proof
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law [2018] NAHCMD 366

Hoff v S (CA 46 of 2017)

Hoff v S (CA 46 of 2017) [2018] NAHCMD 366 (31 October 2018)

Criminal appeal on a conspiracy-to-murder charge. The High Court held the trial court misapplied the standard for mutually destructive versions and set aside the conviction.

  • Conspiracy to commit murder
  • Attempted murder
  • Standard of proof
  • Evaluation of evidence
  • Mutually destructive versions
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2017] NAHCMD 267

Beyer v S (2) (Appeal Judgment) (CA 134 of 2017)

Beyer v S (2) (Appeal Judgment) (CA 134 of 2017) [2017] NAHCMD 267 (15 September 2017)

The High Court upheld an appeal against an attempted murder conviction, finding the State had not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant intended to kill.

  • Attempted murder
  • Standard of proof
  • Appeal against conviction and sentence
  • Attempted-murder
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Standard-of-proof
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Criminal law [2008] NAHC 53

S v Barakias (1)

S v Barakias (1) (CRIMINAL 67 of 2008) [2008] NAHC 53 (16 June 2008)

The High Court of Namibia set aside a conviction for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm after finding the complainant’s evidence unconvincing and unsupported.

  • Assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm
  • Child witness credibility
  • Standard of proof
  • Evaluation of evidence
  • Criminal-law
  • Assault
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Criminal law [1997] NAHC 10

S v Pieters (1) (CA 99 of 1996)

S v Pieters (1) (CA 99 of 1996) [1997] NAHC 10 (17 March 1997)

Criminal appeal on rape conviction. The High Court set aside the conviction and sentence after finding the identification evidence unreliable.

  • Rape
  • Identification evidence
  • Standard of proof
  • Police procedure
  • Criminal-law
  • Identification-evidence
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Criminal law [1994] NASC 1

S v Kandjimi (SA 1 of 1994)

S v Kandjimi (SA 1 of 1994) [1994] NASC 1 (4 October 1994)

The Supreme Court of Namibia set aside a drunken-driving conviction because the magistrate had expressly said he did not reject the accused’s version as untrue.

  • Driving under the influence
  • Standard of proof
  • Appellate review
  • Criminal-law
  • Driving-under-the-influence
  • Standard-of-proof
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