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S v Ntose - Special Review (CA&R121/2023) [2023] ZAECMKHC 84 (4 August 2023)
The High Court remitted a sexual-offence trial for a de novo start, citing uncertainty about in camera proceedings and no record that the intermediary was sworn in.
Staggie v S (38/10) [2011] ZASCA 88; 2012 (2) SACR 311 (SCA) (27 May 2011)
The appeal was not properly prosecuted, with an unexplained and inexcusable delay of nearly seven years in filing the record and no application for condonation. No valid special entries were made, and the grounds advanced for appeal were insufficient and unsupported by argument or reference to the record. The trial court's discretionary rulings under sections 153 and 158 of the Criminal Procedure Act were correct and not susceptible to successful challenge. The appellant failed to demonstrate any miscarriage of justice or reasonable prospects of success. Accordingly, the appeal was struck fro…
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