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Criminal Law [2013] ZAGPPHC 484

S v Nkosi (A973.2013)

S v Nkosi (A973.2013) [2013] ZAGPPHC 484; 2014 (2) SACR 212 (GP) (18 November 2013)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
A973.2013
Judges
N V Khumalo, V V Tlhapi

On automatic review, the High Court set aside a magistrate’s fine-based sentence and substituted a wholly suspended prison term because the accused could not afford the fine.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Cruel And Unusual Punishment
  • Fine Vs Imprisonment
  • Triad Principle
  • Personal Circumstances In Sentencing
  • Sentencing-principles
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