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Criminal Law [2022] ZAWCHC 130

Yose and Another v S (04/2021; A230/2021; RCA 199/2008)

Yose and Another v S (04/2021; A230/2021; RCA 199/2008) [2022] ZAWCHC 130; 2022 (2) SACR 603 (WCC) (22 June 2022)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
04/2021; A230/2021; RCA 199/2008
Judges
Van Zyl, Gamble

Appeal against sentence partly upheld: rape life sentences were replaced with 25 years, backdated, because long pre-sentence detention was substantial and compelling.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Minimum Sentences
  • Rape Of Minors
  • Pre Sentence Detention
  • Concurrent Sentences
  • Globular Sentencing
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Criminal Law [2014] ZAECPEHC 17

S v Stuurman (140017)

S v Stuurman (140017) [2014] ZAECPEHC 17 (19 March 2014)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Port Elizabeth
Case number
140017
Judges
P.W. Tshiki, J.E. Smith

The High Court set aside a magistrate’s four-year sentence as beyond jurisdiction and substituted separate concurrent sentences for each count.

  • Sentencing Jurisdiction
  • Magistrates Court Act
  • Concurrent Sentences
  • Globular Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
  • Sentencing
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