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Mabaqa v S (A53/2023) [2024] ZAFSHC 244 (15 August 2024)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against two rape convictions and life sentences, holding that the trial court’s credibility findings, identification evidence, and sentence were sound.
S v Ngobeni [2023] ZAGPPHC 343; A58/2023 (18 May 2023)
High Court appeal against refusal of bail dismissed. The court held the appellant had not shown that the interests of justice permitted release.
Mohono v S (A120/2019) [2022] ZAFSHC 257 (20 October 2022)
The court found that the complainant's evidence, although that of a single witness, was credible and corroborated by Kapoko and other state witnesses. The identification of the appellant was sufficiently established through witness testimony and the recovery of the police tracksuit. The DNA evidence, despite minor administrative errors regarding dates, was properly handled and corroborated the complainant's account. Minor contradictions between witnesses were immaterial when weighed against the totality of the evidence. The trial court's credibility findings were upheld, and the appellant's c…
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Sekoai v S (A139/2020) [2020] ZAGPPHC 771 (30 November 2020)
The High Court dismissed Trevor Sekoai’s appeal against convictions for housebreaking with intent to rape and rape of a child, and upheld the sentences.
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