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Criminal Law [2008] ZAGPHC 486

S v Magagula (SH224/07)

S v Magagula (SH224/07) [2008] ZAGPHC 486 (9 December 2008)

Court
High Courts - Gauteng
Case number
SH224/07
Judge
P.A. Meyer

The High Court set aside Louis Magagula’s rape conviction after finding that the magistrate’s conduct in bail proceedings created a reasonable apprehension of bias.

  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Judicial Bias
  • Recusal Of Magistrate
  • Bail Application Procedure
  • Fair-trial-rights
  • Judicial-bias
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