S v Makutoane and Others (01/2020)
S v Makutoane and Others (01/2020) [2022] ZAFSHC 166; 2022 (2) SACR 589 (FB) (1 July 2022)
The court found that the sentences imposed by the magistrate, ordering fines with alternative imprisonment to run concurrently, were incompetent under section 280(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act, as concurrency applies only to imprisonment sentences. However, since the accused have already served their sentences, are foreign nationals with unknown addresses, and have likely been deported, it would not serve the interests of justice to set aside the sentences or require their return for resentencing. The court confirmed the convictions and amended the forfeiture order to reflect the correct s…
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- Sentencing Concurrency
- Precious Metals Act
- Immigrations Act
- Automatic Review
- Forfeiture Of Property