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Criminal Law [2013] ZANCHC 44

Van der Merwe v S (CA & R 62/2013)

Van der Merwe v S (CA & R 62/2013) [2013] ZANCHC 44 (15 November 2013)

Appeal against sentence for illicit diamond dealing dismissed; the Northern Cape High Court held that the sentence was not shockingly inappropriate.

  • Illicit Diamond Dealing
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Mitigation Of Sentence
  • Diamond Act
  • Appeal Against Sentence
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal Law [2012] ZANCHC 10

S v Viljoen (CA&R 110/11)

S v Viljoen (CA&R 110/11) [2012] ZANCHC 10 (4 May 2012)

The court dismissed the appeal against conviction for illicit diamond dealing, upheld the admissibility of undercover evidence, and reduced the direct imprisonment term.

  • Entrapment
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Illicit Diamond Dealing
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Compensation Order
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal Law [1992] ZASCA 48

S v Sellem (6/91)

S v Sellem (6/91) [1992] ZASCA 48; 1992 (2) SA 795 (AD); (30 March 1992)

The Appellate Division held that an isolated diamond transaction can amount to “purchase” under the Diamonds Act, and reinstated the conviction with a reduced sentence.

  • Illicit Diamond Dealing
  • Statutory Interpretation
  • Agency And Mandate
  • Entrapment
  • Sentence Mitigation
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Criminal Law [1985] ZASCA 33

S v Scholtz and Another (419/83)

S v Scholtz and Another (419/83) [1985] ZASCA 33 (24 May 1985)

The Appellate Division dismissed an appeal against a conviction for unlawfully buying uncut diamonds, rejecting the claim that the accused was only trying to trap the sellers.

  • Precious Stones Act
  • Mens Rea
  • Entrapment
  • Illicit Diamond Dealing
  • Mens-rea
  • Precious-stones-act
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