Namibia Case Law

S v Jerobeam (CC 6 of 2020)

S v Jerobeam (CC 6 of 2020) [2022] NAHCMD 617 (14 November 2022)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

CC 6 of 2020

The seriousness, premeditation, and brutality of the crimes, the vulnerability of the victims, and the absence of remorse outweigh the mitigating factors. Custodial sentences are inevitable, and concurrent sentences are ordered to ensure the total effective sentence is proportionate to the blameworthiness of the accused.

Source excerpt

• Murder
• Robbery
• Conspiracy
• Theft
• Defeating or obstructing the course of justice
• Sentencing

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S v Hausiku (CC 29 of 2019)

S v Hausiku (CC 29 of 2019) [2022] NAHCMD 508 (28 September 2022)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

CC 29 of 2019

Sentencing decision for murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, and traffic offences. The court imposed cumulative prison terms and departed from the rape minimum sentence.

• Murder
• Robbery with aggravating circumstances
• Rape
• Kidnapping
• Driving without a licence
• Reckless driving

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S v Tjikumisa (CR 38 of 2022)

S v Tjikumisa (CR 38 of 2022) [2022] NAHCNLD 82 (7 September 2022)

Court

Northern Local Division

Case number

CR 38 of 2022

The High Court set aside a guilty plea conviction for robbery because the magistrate’s questioning did not establish all elements of the offence under section 112(1)(b).

• Robbery
• Plea of guilty
• Section 112(1)(b) criminal procedure act
• Automatic review
• Guilty-plea
• Section-112-1-b

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S v Matheus (6)

S v Matheus (6) (CRIMINAL 10 of 2021) [2021] NAHCNLD 18 (4 March 2021)

Court

Northern Local Division

Case number

CRIMINAL 10 of 2021

On automatic review, the High Court confirmed the convictions but corrected the sentencing order to make clear that each accused received 18 months’ imprisonment.

• Robbery
• Malicious damage to property
• Sentencing
• Automatic review
• Criminal-law
• Automatic-review

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Ardnt v S

Ardnt v S [2020] NAHCMD 299 (17 July 2020)

Court

High Court Main Division

The High Court refused bail, finding the State had a strong prima facie case, a risk of absconding, and that release would not serve the public interest.

• Bail
• Murder
• Robbery
• Rape
• Public interest
• Absconding

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Hafeni v S

Hafeni v S (Criminal Appeal Judgment) (CA 42 of 2017) [2019] NAHCMD 458 (7 November 2019)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

CA 42 of 2017

Criminal appeal against a robbery conviction dismissed. The court found the identification evidence reliable and no basis to interfere with the magistrate's findings.

• Robbery with aggravating circumstances
• Identification evidence
• Appeal procedure
• Grounds of appeal
• Impersonation of police
• Sentencing appeals

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Kambindu v State (CA 4 of 2016)

Kambindu v State (CA 4 of 2016) [2016] NAHCMD 256 (9 September 2016)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

CA 4 of 2016

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against conviction for housebreaking, robbery and motor vehicle theft, but increased the theft sentence to 30 years.

• Appeal
• Sentencing
• Theft of motor vehicle
• Housebreaking
• Robbery
• Criminal-appeal

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S v Kashawa (CC 9 of 2013)

S v Kashawa (CC 9 of 2013) [2016] NAHCMD 162 (6 July 2016)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

CC 9 of 2013

Sentencing judgment for multiple violent offences, including rape, robbery, attempted murder and firearm offences, with concurrent sentences and firearm disqualification.

• Sentencing
• Housebreaking
• Robbery
• Rape
• Assault
• Attempted murder

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S v Amukoto

S v Amukoto [2016] NAHCMD 6 (21 January 2016)

Court

High Court Main Division

The accused did not succeed in appropriating the cash, thus only the elements of attempted robbery were satisfied, not robbery. The conviction for robbery was improper and substituted with attempted robbery. The sentence was reduced accordingly.

Source excerpt

• Robbery
• Attempted robbery
• Plea
• Conviction correction
• Sentencing

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S v Neidel and Others (3) (21 of 2006)

S v Neidel and Others (3) (21 of 2006) [2011] NAHC 347 (21 November 2011)

Court

High Court

Case number

21 of 2006

Sentencing judgment after convictions for eight murders and related offences arising from the Kareeboomvloer farm killings, with lengthy custodial terms imposed.

• Murder
• Robbery
• Housebreaking
• Arson
• Theft
• Possession of firearms

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