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Criminal Law [2019] ZAGPJHC 420

S v Nkomo (A123/2018)

S v Nkomo (A123/2018) [2019] ZAGPJHC 420 (29 April 2019)

The High Court upheld a sentence appeal in part, corrected the offender status to first offender, and back-dated a 19-year sentence from the date of arrest.

  • Minimum Sentencing
  • First Offender Status
  • Parole Eligibility
  • Illegal Immigration
  • Firearm Disqualification
  • Minimum-sentencing
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Criminal Law [2019] ZAGPJHC 101

Masondo and Another v S (A143/2018)

Masondo and Another v S (A143/2018) [2019] ZAGPJHC 101 (19 March 2019)

The High Court upheld an appeal against sentence for robbery with aggravating circumstances and reduced both appellants’ prison terms to 13 years and 6 months.

  • Robbery With Aggravating Circumstances
  • Minimum Sentencing
  • First Offender Status
  • Firearm Possession Disqualification
  • Robbery-with-aggravating-circumstances
  • Minimum-sentencing
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Criminal Law [2003] ZANWHC 14

S v Modisane (38/03)

S v Modisane (38/03) [2003] ZANWHC 14 (27 March 2003)

The High Court confirmed a robbery conviction but set aside the sentence after finding the magistrate wrongly relied on unproved prior convictions.

  • Proof Of Previous Convictions
  • Sentencing Irregularity
  • Criminal Procedure Act Section 271
  • First Offender Status
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Previous-convictions
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