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Criminal Law [2023] ZAECMKHC 6

Manga v S (CA&R 240/2019)

Manga v S (CA&R 240/2019) [2023] ZAECMKHC 6 (25 January 2023)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Makhanda
Case number
CA&R 240/2019
Judges
T Malusi, J G A Laing

The High Court set aside a conviction and sentence after finding the reconstructed trial record was wholly inadequate and procedurally defective.

  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Inadequate Trial Record
  • Technical Irregularity
  • Sexual Offences Against Children
  • Fair-trial-rights
  • Inadequate-trial-record
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Criminal Law [2020] ZAWCHC 48

Chaz v S (A10/20)

Chaz v S (A10/20) [2020] ZAWCHC 48 (2 June 2020)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
A10/20
Judges
Goliath, Wille

The High Court set aside a conviction and sentence after the trial record, notes, and recordings could not be reconstructed, making appeal adjudication impossible.

  • Inadequate Trial Record
  • Right To Fair Trial
  • Appeal Procedure
  • Setting Aside Conviction
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Inadequate-trial-record
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