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Criminal Law [2018] ZAECGHC 51

Taute v S (CA&R47/2017)

Taute v S (CA&R47/2017) [2018] ZAECGHC 51; 2018 (2) SACR 263 (ECG) (26 June 2018)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown
Case number
CA&R47/2017
Judges
G G Goosen, G H Bloem

Appeal against a conviction for failing to render assistance after a road accident was dismissed. The court held that negligence, not strict liability, applied.

  • Failure To Render Assistance
  • Mens Rea
  • Culpable Negligence
  • Road Traffic Offences
  • National Road Traffic Act
  • Road-traffic-offences
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