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Criminal Law [1994] ZASCA 86

S v Groenewald (305/93)

S v Groenewald (305/93) [1994] ZASCA 86 (30 May 1994)

Appeal against a three-year direct imprisonment sentence for extensive fraud was dismissed, with the court split on whether corrective supervision should have been considered.

  • Fraud
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating Factors
  • Corrective Supervision
  • Alcohol Dependence
  • Mitigating-factors
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Criminal Law [1992] ZASCA 170

S v Engelbrecht (40/91)

S v Engelbrecht (40/91) [1992] ZASCA 170 (24 September 1992)

The court refused to reopen sentencing proceedings, holding that the appellant gave no reasonable explanation for not presenting alcohol-dependence evidence earlier.

  • Sentencing
  • New Evidence
  • Alcohol Dependence
  • Reopening Of Trial
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • New-evidence
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Criminal Law [1989] ZASCA 116

S v Schwegmann (117/89)

S v Schwegmann (117/89) [1989] ZASCA 116 (26 September 1989)

Appeal against sentence for fraud and uttering dismissed. The court held there was no misdirection in the magistrate’s treatment of alcoholism evidence or expert testimony.

  • Fraud
  • Forgery And Uttering
  • Sentencing Discretion
  • Diminished Responsibility
  • Expert Evidence
  • Alcohol Dependence
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