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Criminal Law [2015] ZAGPPHC 148

Mavimbela v S (A566/2014)

Mavimbela v S (A566/2014) [2015] ZAGPPHC 148 (17 March 2015)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
A566/2014
Judges
MD Mohlamonyane, MHE Ismail

The court upheld Jabulani Mavimbela’s conviction for motor vehicle theft, but found the original 10-year sentence excessive and reduced it to five years.

  • Theft Of Motor Vehicle
  • Doctrine Of Recent Possession
  • Credibility Of Co Accused
  • Sentence Appropriateness
  • Motor-vehicle-theft
  • Recent-possession
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Criminal Law [2015] ZAGPPHC 299

Mavimbela v S (A566/2014)

Mavimbela v S (A566/2014) [2015] ZAGPPHC 299 (17 March 2015)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
A566/2014
Judges
MD Mohlamonyane, M H.E. Ismail

Appeal against conviction for motor-vehicle theft dismissed; sentence reduced from 10 years to 5 years after the High Court applied recent-possession reasoning.

  • Theft Of Motor Vehicle
  • Doctrine Of Recent Possession
  • Credibility Of Co Accused
  • Sentence Appropriateness
  • Motor-vehicle-theft
  • Recent-possession
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