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Criminal Law [2020] ZAECGHC 49

Nameka v S (CA&R 79/2020)

Nameka v S (CA&R 79/2020) [2020] ZAECGHC 49 (22 April 2020)

Automatic review of a stock-theft conviction was upheld as irregular: prejudicial evidence of prior convictions and incidents was led before conviction.

  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Inadmissible Evidence
  • Previous Convictions
  • Judicial Bias
  • Magistrate Duties
  • Fair-trial-rights
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Criminal Law [2016] ZAKZPHC 106

Madondo v S (AR350/2016)

Madondo v S (AR350/2016) [2016] ZAKZPHC 106 (8 December 2016)

The High Court set aside S Madondo’s robbery conviction, finding the complainant’s identification unreliable and tainted by an inadmissible pointing out.

  • Identification Evidence
  • Single Witness
  • Extracurial Admission
  • Inadmissible Evidence
  • Criminal-law
  • Identification-evidence
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Civil Procedure [2015] ZAGPPHC 819

Snap-On Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others v Joubert and Others (41993/2012A)

Snap-On Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others v Joubert and Others (41993/2012A) [2015] ZAGPPHC 819 (7 December 2015)

The High Court dismissed a Rule 6(15) strike-out application because the respondents did not show that the impugned material would prejudice them in the litigation.

  • Rule 6 15 Striking Out
  • Prejudice Requirement
  • Hearsay Evidence
  • Inadmissible Evidence
  • Civil-procedure
  • Rule-6-15
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