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Criminal law [2022] NAHCMD 330

Matias v S (HC-MD-CRI-APP-CAL 32 of 2022)

Matias v S (HC-MD-CRI-APP-CAL 32 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 330 (4 July 2022)

High Court appeal against refusal of bail dismissed. The court held that the appellant was linked to the scene, had pending cases, and bail was not in the public interest.

  • Bail
  • Appeal
  • Prima facie case
  • Previous convictions
  • Public interest
  • Administration of justice
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Criminal law [2021] NAHCMD 151

S v Ganaseb (HC-MD-CRI-APP-CAL 57 of 2020)

S v Ganaseb (HC-MD-CRI-APP-CAL 57 of 2020) [2021] NAHCMD 151 (8 April 2021)

Appeal against a 48-month sentence for escaping lawful custody dismissed. The High Court held that five previous convictions were properly treated as aggravating.

  • Sentencing
  • Escape from lawful custody
  • Previous convictions
  • Appellate review
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Escape-from-lawful-custody
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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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