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Yoni v S (CA&R119-2022) [2024] ZAECMHC 51 (12 June 2024)
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, finding an irregular plea inquiry and an inadmissible confession, but sufficient voluntary admissions and circumstantial evidence.
Yoni v S (CA&R 119/2022) [2024] ZAECMHC 48 (10 June 2024)
Appeal against conviction dismissed. The High Court found a plea irregularity and excluded an improperly admitted confession, but upheld the convictions on admissions and circumstantial evidence.
S v Koester (CC23/2016) [2016] ZAECGHC 61 (10 August 2016)
The court found that the accused's admission to hitting the deceased with a spade was corroborated by multiple witnesses and supported by medical evidence indicating that the fatal injuries could only have resulted from considerable force. The accused's version of events was improbable and unsupported by the evidence, and his allegations of conspiracy were unsubstantiated. The hearsay evidence from Van Rensburg regarding the deceased's statement was admitted as reliable and in the interests of justice. The accused was the only person with the deceased during the relevant period, and his denia…
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