S v Bestbier (Review) (REV67/2024)
S v Bestbier (Review) (REV67/2024) [2025] ZALMPPHC 140 (22 July 2025)
The court held that the judicial officer's function under section 57(7) of the Criminal Procedure Act is both administrative and judicial. While the entry of particulars by the clerk is administrative, the judicial officer must ensure that the conviction and sentence are in accordance with justice. The court rejected the view that the judicial officer is strictly functus officio after examining the documents, finding that representations by the accused may be considered if submitted with the original notice. The court found procedural irregularities in the handling of the admission of guilt f…
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- Admission Of Guilt Fine
- Review Of Magistrates Decisions
- Drugs And Drug Trafficking Act
- Criminal Procedure Act Section 304
- Previous Convictions
- Judicial Officer Functor Officio