Reimers v National Prosecuting Authority (5274/2019)
Reimers v National Prosecuting Authority (5274/2019) [2020] ZAFSHC 229 (3 December 2020)
The applicant was represented by a practising attorney who had the authority to negotiate and accept the admission of guilt fine. There is no evidence that the attorney acted in bad faith or outside the applicant's best interests. The applicant voluntarily signed the written notice and paid the fine after his rights and the consequences were explained, including the criminal record implication. The applicant failed to provide credible evidence that his admission of guilt was mistakenly or incorrectly made. The absence of a confirmatory affidavit from the attorney does not advance the applican…
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- Admission Of Guilt Fine
- Criminal Record Consequences
- Review Of Magistrate Decision
- Attorney Client Authority