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Criminal Law [2025] ZAGPPHC 132

Mokoena v S (A139/2023)

Mokoena v S (A139/2023) [2025] ZAGPPHC 132 (18 February 2025)

The High Court dismissed an appeal against a 15-year sentence for tampering with essential infrastructure, finding no substantial and compelling circumstances.

  • Minimum Sentences
  • Substantial And Compelling Circumstances
  • Essential Infrastructure Offences
  • Sentencing Discretion
  • Minimum-sentences
  • Substantial-and-compelling-circumstances
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Criminal Law [2024] ZANWHC 74

Dludlu and Another v S (CA43/20)

Dludlu and Another v S (CA43/20) [2024] ZANWHC 74 (12 March 2024)

The High Court upheld an appeal against sentence, set aside a globular sentence, and imposed separate concurrent sentences for infrastructure damage and theft.

  • Minimum Sentences
  • Essential Infrastructure Offences
  • Globular Sentences
  • Substantial And Compelling Circumstances
  • Theft
  • Sentencing Discretion
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Criminal Law [2023] ZAGPPHC 712

Tito and Another v S (A320/22)

Tito and Another v S (A320/22) [2023] ZAGPPHC 712 (18 August 2023)

Appeal against conviction and 15-year sentence for tampering with essential infrastructure was dismissed after the court found the knowledge element proven.

  • Essential Infrastructure Offences
  • Minimum Sentencing
  • Criminal Matters Amendment Act
  • Credibility Of Witnesses
  • Appeal On Sentence
  • Onus Of Proof
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Criminal Law [2022] ZAGPPHC 444

Buthelezi and Others v S (A245/2021)

Buthelezi and Others v S (A245/2021) [2022] ZAGPPHC 444 (14 June 2022)

The High Court dismissed an appeal against sentence for attempted tampering with essential infrastructure, confirming 10-year terms for each appellant.

  • Criminal Matters Amendment Act
  • Essential Infrastructure Offences
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Attempted Offences
  • Minimum Sentences
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal Law [2022] ZAGPPHC 223

Mambane and Others v S (A116/2021)

Mambane and Others v S (A116/2021) [2022] ZAGPPHC 223 (11 March 2022)

The High Court dismissed an appeal against convictions for tampering with essential infrastructure and theft of copper cables, and upheld 15-year minimum sentences.

  • Essential Infrastructure Offences
  • Minimum Sentencing
  • Duplication Of Charges
  • Theft Of Copper Cables
  • Statutory Vs Common Law Offences
  • Essential-infrastructure-offences
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