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Criminal Law [2005] ZAECHC 33

S v Motaung (ECJ 079/2005)

S v Motaung (ECJ 079/2005) [2005] ZAECHC 33; 2007 (1) SACR 476 (SE) (19 October 2005)

Court
High Courts - Eastern Cape
Case number
ECJ 079/2005
Judge
Jones

The High Court held that failing to swear in an intermediary was an irregularity, but it caused no failure of justice. Conviction stood; sentence was reduced to 10 years.

  • Compulsory Minimum Sentence
  • Rape Of Minor
  • Intermediary Procedure
  • Irregularity In Procedure
  • Substantial And Compelling Circumstances
  • Criminal-law
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