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Criminal Law [2018] ZAGPJHC 601

Brand v S (A228/2016)

Brand v S (A228/2016) [2018] ZAGPJHC 601; 2019 (1) SACR 264 (GJ) (30 October 2018)

The High Court set aside a habitual-offender declaration, finding a misdirection and lack of prior warning, and replaced it with seven years' direct imprisonment.

  • Habitual Offender Declaration
  • Sentencing Discretion
  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Criminal Procedure Act Section 286
  • Prior Warning Requirement
  • Habitual-offender-declaration
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Criminal Law [2008] ZAWCHC 271

Benn v S (A119/2008)

Benn v S (A119/2008) [2008] ZAWCHC 271 (10 October 2008)

The appeal against conviction for robbery failed, but the habitual-criminal sentence was set aside and the case remitted for resentencing.

  • Habitual Offender Declaration
  • Robbery
  • Sentencing Discretion
  • Criminal Procedure Act Section 286
  • Habitual-offender-declaration
  • Sentencing-discretion
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Criminal Law [2008] ZAWCHC 242

Francis v S (A107/2001)

Francis v S (A107/2001) [2008] ZAWCHC 242 (15 August 2008)

The High Court upheld convictions for theft and reckless driving, but set aside the habitual-offender sentence on the theft count and remitted it for proper procedure.

  • Theft
  • Reckless Driving
  • Habitual Offender Declaration
  • Criminal Procedure Act Section 286
  • Reckless-driving
  • Habitual-offender-declaration
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