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Criminal Law [2023] ZAKZPHC 56

Mathunjwa v S (AR351/2017)

Mathunjwa v S (AR351/2017) [2023] ZAKZPHC 56 (29 May 2023)

Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg
Case number
AR351/2017
Judges
Chetty, M E Nkosi

The High Court upheld an appeal against conviction and sentence because the trial record was incomplete and could not be reconstructed.

  • Right To Fair Trial
  • Incomplete Record On Appeal
  • Sexual Offences Against Children
  • Institution Of Proceedings De Novo
  • Incomplete-record-on-appeal
  • Fair-trial-rights
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