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Criminal Law [2017] ZAGPPHC 698

S v M (A536/17, SR256/2017)

S v M (A536/17, SR256/2017) [2017] ZAGPPHC 698; 2018 (1) SACR 18 (GP) (17 October 2017)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
A536/17, SR256/2017
Judges
NB Tuchten, D Nair

High Court review of a child-accused guilty plea found no proof of criminal capacity. The conviction was not allowed to stand and the matter was remitted.

  • Criminal Capacity Of Children
  • Guilty Plea Procedure
  • Section 113 Criminal Procedure Act
  • Child-criminal-capacity
  • Guilty-plea-procedure
  • Criminal-procedure-act-section-113
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Criminal Law [2014] ZAWCHC 160

S v T.N.S (14658)

S v T.N.S (14658) [2014] ZAWCHC 160; [2015] 1 All SA 223 (WCC); 2015 (1) SACR 489 (WCC) (29 October 2014)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
14658
Judges
Saldanha, Rogers

Automatic review of a child homicide conviction set aside because criminal capacity and possible private defence were not properly established.

  • Criminal Capacity Of Children
  • Culpable Homicide
  • Private Defence
  • Child Justice Act
  • Sentencing Of Minors
  • Criminal-capacity-of-children
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