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Sithebe v S (A299/2021) [2024] ZAGPPHC 886 (5 September 2024)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against a five-year sentence for housebreaking with intent to steal and theft, holding that correctional supervision was not appropriate.
Bonde v S (CA63/2018) [2024] ZANWHC 21 (8 February 2024)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against life imprisonment for rape-related offences, finding no substantial and compelling circumstances for a lesser sentence.
Jossia v S (SS134/2011) [2023] ZAGPJHC 394 (21 April 2023)
Leave to appeal against conviction and sentence was dismissed because the court found no misdirection and no basis to disturb the minimum sentence.
Ndlovu and Another v S (A99/2022) [2022] ZAGPPHC 995 (10 November 2022)
The appeal court reduced the appellants’ effective sentences for armed robbery and related firearm offences after finding the original cumulative sentences too harsh.
Tembe v S (406/2017) [2019] ZAGPPHC 306 (2 July 2019)
The High Court upheld a sentence appeal, finding misdirection in a 30-year effective sentence for robbery-related convictions and replacing it with concurrent 10-year terms.
Tembe v S (406/2017) [2019] ZAGPPHC 517 (28 June 2019)
The High Court upheld an appeal against sentence, finding misdirection in failing to order concurrency and to treat youth and first-offender status as mitigating factors.
Mphuthi v S (A288/2018) [2019] ZAFSHC 89 (16 May 2019)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against a life sentence for rape of a 13-year-old, holding there were no substantial and compelling circumstances.
Ndlovu v S (291/2017) [2019] ZAGPPHC 1109 (5 February 2019)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against a five-year prison sentence for arson, finding the trial court properly weighed the offence, the victim’s loss, and mitigation.
Nzima v S (CA109/2018) [2018] ZAECGHC 116 (12 November 2018)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against sentence for rape and robbery with aggravating circumstances, holding that the prescribed minimum sentences were properly imposed.
Simelani v S (A697/2016) [2018] ZAGPPHC 694 (23 March 2018)
High Court appeal against sentence for housebreaking succeeded. The court reduced an eight-year sentence to five years after considering mitigation and comparable cases.
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