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Criminal Law [2017] ZAFSHC 245

Jantjies v S (A70/2017)

Jantjies v S (A70/2017) [2017] ZAFSHC 245 (14 September 2017)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
A70/2017
Judges
Mathebula, Chesiwe

The appeal succeeded after the court found the firearms evidence was tainted by a broken chain of custody and unreliable identification evidence.

  • Chain Of Evidence
  • Identification Of Exhibits
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Onus Of Proof
  • Chain-of-evidence
  • Identification-of-exhibits
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Criminal Law [2010] ZAKZPHC 68

S v Tsukulu and Others (G5398/2010)

S v Tsukulu and Others (G5398/2010) [2010] ZAKZPHC 68 (1 October 2010)

Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg
Case number
G5398/2010
Judges
Ngwenya, Theron

On automatic review, the High Court set aside the convictions and sentences after finding that trial misdirections denied the accused a fair trial.

  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Adducing And Challenging Evidence
  • Misdirection By Magistrate
  • Identification Of Exhibits
  • Section 164 Criminal Procedure Act
  • Fair-trial-rights
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