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Criminal law [2022] NAHCMD 574

S v Conrad & Another (114 of 2022)

S v Conrad & Another (114 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 574 (21 October 2022)

On judicial review, the High Court confirmed accused 1’s conviction but set aside accused 2’s conviction and sentence because he was convicted on a withdrawn charge.

  • Improper conviction
  • Withdrawal of charges
  • Joinder of accused
  • Immigration offences
  • Withdrawn-charges
  • Criminal-review
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Criminal law [2022] NAHCNLD 100

S v Rachael; S v Rumbidzai; S v Ndimanguluke (CR 51 of 2022)

S v Rachael; S v Rumbidzai; S v Ndimanguluke (CR 51 of 2022) [2022] NAHCNLD 100 (29 September 2022)

Automatic review of three criminal matters confirmed the convictions but amended defective suspended sentences to make the conditions clear and lawful.

  • Suspended sentences
  • Formulation of suspension conditions
  • Immigration offences
  • Theft
  • Community service
  • Criminal-review
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Criminal law [2022] NAHCNLD 62

S v Tyali (CR 28 of 2022)

S v Tyali (CR 28 of 2022) [2022] NAHCNLD 62 (16 June 2022)

On review, the High Court confirmed a conviction for illegal entry but amended the suspended sentence to make the suspension condition narrower and properly tied to the offence.

  • Suspended sentence
  • Immigration offences
  • Sentencing conditions
  • Suspended-sentence
  • Immigration-offences
  • Sentencing-conditions
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Criminal law [2022] NAHCMD 262

S v Kazuva (CR 46 of 2022)

S v Kazuva (CR 46 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 262 (24 May 2022)

On special review, the High Court confirmed accused 2’s conviction and sentence, but set aside accused 1’s plea proceedings on count 1 for inadequate questioning.

  • Plea proceedings
  • Immigration offences
  • Special review
  • Conviction and sentence
  • Special-review
  • Plea-proceedings
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Criminal law [2022] NAHCMD 198

S v Marungu ; S v Kahana ; S v Kapwita; S v Kuferera; S v Kasenge (CR 33 of 2022)

S v Marungu ; S v Kahana ; S v Kapwita; S v Kuferera; S v Kasenge (CR 33 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 198 (19 April 2022)

The High Court set aside convictions and sentences because the immigration charges omitted essential elements required by section 12(1) and 12(4) of the Act.

  • Defective charge
  • Elements of offence
  • Immigration offences
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Setting aside conviction
  • Defective-charge
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Criminal law [2022] NAHCMD 178

S v Kamanda (CR 26 of 2022)

S v Kamanda (CR 26 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 178 (8 April 2022)

The High Court set aside convictions and sentences after finding the magistrate and prosecutor failed to follow the Prosecutor-General’s instructions.

  • Controlled wildlife products
  • Immigration offences
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Prosecutor-general's instructions
  • Criminal-review
  • Prosecutor-general-instructions
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Criminal law [2022] NAHCMD 132

S v Damon (CR 13 of 2022)

S v Damon (CR 13 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 132 (24 March 2022)

On automatic review, the High Court confirmed the conviction but altered the sentence because the suspended condition was too vague and wide.

  • Suspended sentence
  • Immigration offences
  • Sentencing conditions
  • Suspended-sentence
  • Sentencing-conditions
  • Immigration-offences
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Criminal law [2022] NAHCNLD 20

S v Maimbolwa; S v Petrina (CR 7 of 2022)

S v Maimbolwa; S v Petrina (CR 7 of 2022) [2022] NAHCNLD 20 (15 March 2022)

The accused were incorrectly charged and convicted under section 34(1) instead of section 34(3) of the Immigration Control Act, but as the conduct admitted constitutes an offence under the correct section, the court substituted the conviction and amended the sentences to include the required wording for suspended sentences.

  • Improper charge
  • Suspended sentence conditions
  • Amendment of charge
  • Immigration offences
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Criminal law [2022] NAHCMD 46

S v Mandume (CR 8 of 2022)

S v Mandume (CR 8 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 46 (11 February 2022)

On review, the High Court set aside a criminal conviction and sentence because the charge sheet did not properly disclose an offence under the Immigration Control Act.

  • Defective charge sheet
  • Immigration offences
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Criminal procedure
  • Defective-charge-sheet
  • Criminal-review
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Criminal law [2021] NAHCMD 240

S v Dambudzo

S v Dambudzo (CRIMINAL 40 of 2021) [2021] NAHCMD 240 (18 May 2021)

The charge was fatally defective as it lacked an essential averment required by section 12(4) of the Immigration Control Act, namely that the accused had been refused entry into Namibia. The proceedings were not in accordance with justice and could not be cured by amending the statutory label.

  • Defective charge sheet
  • Immigration offences
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Criminal procedure
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