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Criminal Law [2025] ZALMPPHC 116

Modime v S (Appeal) (AA10/2023)

Modime v S (Appeal) (AA10/2023) [2025] ZALMPPHC 116 (17 June 2025)

The High Court partly upheld Philip Modime’s appeal, setting aside the housebreaking conviction but confirming murder and robbery convictions and concurrent sentencing.

  • Accomplice Evidence
  • Common Purpose
  • Hearsay Admissibility
  • Murder
  • Robbery With Aggravating Circumstances
  • Housebreaking
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Criminal Law [2023] ZAWCHC 40

Bless v S (A234/2022)

Bless v S (A234/2022) [2023] ZAWCHC 40 (15 February 2023)

The High Court dismissed a murder conviction appeal, finding the identification evidence reliable and the appellant’s alibi not reasonably possibly true.

  • Identification Evidence
  • Dying Declaration
  • Hearsay Admissibility
  • Alibi Defence
  • Criminal-law
  • Identification-evidence
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Delict [2016] ZAGPJHC 385

Schickerling v Wolff (2007/6369)

Schickerling v Wolff (2007/6369) [2016] ZAGPJHC 385 (26 July 2016)

High Court dismissed a malpractice claim against a clinical psychologist, finding no proof of negligent misdiagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or causation.

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Negligence
  • Expert Evidence
  • Hearsay Admissibility
  • Rule 30a Application
  • Medical-malpractice
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Criminal Law [2009] ZAKZPHC 21

Mthembu v S (AR 497/08)

Mthembu v S (AR 497/08) [2009] ZAKZPHC 21 (22 May 2009)

The High Court dismissed Mthembu’s appeal against a murder conviction, holding that the accomplice’s evidence was materially corroborated and the trial court’s findings were sound.

  • Murder
  • Accomplice Evidence
  • Cautionary Rule
  • Hearsay Admissibility
  • Credibility Of Witnesses
  • Accomplice-evidence
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