S v Phahlamohlaka (1071/2001) [2001] ZAGPHC 6 (5 September 2001)

S v Phahlamohlaka (1071/2001) [2001] ZAGPHC 6 (5 September 2001)

The accused was properly convicted for failure to comply with a maintenance order after pleading guilty and being questioned in terms of section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Act. The magistrate intended to impose a sentence of a fine or, in default, eighty days imprisonment wholly suspended on standard conditions. The recording of '80 months' imprisonment was a clerical error, and the sentence is corrected to reflect '80 days' imprisonment. The conviction and the corrected sentence are confirmed.

Citation
[2001] ZAGPHC 6
Parties
Applicant: The State; Respondent: John Sekate Phahlamohlaka
Court
High Courts - Gauteng
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
5 September 2001
Case Number
1071/2001
Procedural Posture
Criminal Law Review / Review
Outcome
Conviction confirmed; sentence corrected from '80 months' to '80 days' imprisonment.
Judges
N.P. Willis, C.J. Claassen
Legal Topics
Maintenance Order, Sentencing Error, Review Procedure
Criminal Law Maintenance Order Sentencing Error Review Procedure

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Parties

The State

Applicant

John Sekate Phahlamohlaka

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Law Review / Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the accused was correctly convicted for failure to comply with a maintenance order.
  2. 2 Whether the sentence imposed by the magistrate was correctly recorded and appropriate.

Ratio Decidendi

The accused was properly convicted for failure to comply with a maintenance order after pleading guilty and being questioned in terms of section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Act. The magistrate intended to impose a sentence of a fine or, in default, eighty days imprisonment wholly suspended on standard conditions. The recording of '80 months' imprisonment was a clerical error, and the sentence is corrected to reflect '80 days' imprisonment. The conviction and the corrected sentence are confirmed.

Court Disposition

Conviction confirmed; sentence corrected from '80 months' to '80 days' imprisonment.

Orders

  • The conviction is confirmed.
  • The sentence is altered such that the words 'eighty (80) months imprisonment' are to read 'eighty (80) days imprisonment'.