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Criminal law [2022] NAHCMD 58

S v Abraham (CC 24 of 2019)

S v Abraham (CC 24 of 2019) [2022] NAHCMD 58 (17 February 2022)

The High Court sentenced a man convicted of murder in a domestic violence context to 26 years’ imprisonment, with 6 years suspended.

  • Murder
  • Domestic violence
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Aggravating factors
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2016] NAHCMD 47

S v Rickerts

S v Rickerts [2016] NAHCMD 47 (3 March 2016)

Sentencing judgment for murder: the High Court treated intoxication as a limited mitigating factor, placed significant weight on prior violent convictions, and imposed 40 years’ imprisonment.

  • Murder
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating factors
  • Aggravating factors
  • Intoxication
  • Previous convictions
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Criminal law [2010] NAHC 120

S v Munyama (1) (CC 62 of 2007)

S v Munyama (1) (CC 62 of 2007) [2010] NAHC 120 (30 September 2010)

High Court sentencing judgment for fraud and forgery involving NBC funds, focusing on deterrence, abuse of trust, mitigation, remorse, and compensation.

  • Fraud
  • Forgery
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Aggravating factors
  • Deterrence
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Criminal law [2008] NAHC 7

S v Joly (CA 177 of 2007)

S v Joly (CA 177 of 2007) [2008] NAHC 7 (5 February 2008)

The trial court misdirected itself by treating the appellant's foreign status and contemporaneous convictions as aggravating factors and by failing to consider time spent in custody awaiting trial. The sentence was therefore set aside and substituted with a reduced custodial sentence.

  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating factors
  • Aggravating factors
  • Fraud
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