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S v Jita (18/2018) [2018] ZAGPPHC 801 (8 February 2018)
On review after a guilty plea to rape, the High Court held that section 113(1) required a plea of not guilty where duress was suggested, and remitted the matter.
S v Ximiya (CC91/2014) [2015] ZAECGHC 34 (19 February 2015)
The High Court rejected the accused’s duress defence and convicted him of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and firearm and ammunition offences.
Visser and Another v Kotze (519/2011) [2012] ZASCA 73 (25 May 2012)
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that an alleged threat to report a debtor to police or a spouse did not disclose a bona fide defence of duress.
S v Pieters (726/2001) [2001] ZANCHC 26 (5 November 2001)
On review, the High Court set aside a theft conviction where the accused claimed duress, the State led no evidence, and the magistrate misapplied the burden of proof.
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