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Criminal Law [2022] ZAWCHC 123

Tshandu v S (A248/21)

Tshandu v S (A248/21) [2022] ZAWCHC 123 (14 June 2022)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
A248/21
Judges
Rogers, Mantame

The High Court upheld the appeal against a robbery conviction, finding the dock identification unreliable and the circumstantial evidence insufficient.

  • Robbery With Aggravating Circumstances
  • Eyewitness Identification
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Dock Identification
  • Criminal-law
  • Robbery
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Criminal Law [2020] ZAWCHC 58

Mpilo v S (A187/16)

Mpilo v S (A187/16) [2020] ZAWCHC 58; 2021 (1) SACR 661 (WCC) (30 June 2020)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
A187/16
Judges
O.L. Rogers, A.G. Binns-Ward

The High Court dismissed Mpilo’s appeal against conviction and sentence for robbery with aggravating circumstances, holding the eyewitness identification reliable.

  • Robbery With Aggravating Circumstances
  • Eyewitness Identification
  • Appeal Against Conviction
  • Minimum Sentencing
  • Forensic Evidence
  • Criminal-law
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