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Criminal Law [2014] ZASCA 190

S v Mudau and Others (631/2013)

S v Mudau and Others (631/2013) [2014] ZASCA 190 (27 November 2014)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
631/2013
Judges
M Maya, C Wallis, N Dambuza

The SCA held that regional courts could impose life imprisonment under s 53A, but it lacked jurisdiction to hear the criminal appeal directly from the regional court.

  • Jurisdiction Of Regional Courts
  • Life Imprisonment Sentencing
  • Criminal Appeal Procedure
  • Criminal Law Amendment Act
  • Criminal-appeal-procedure
  • Regional-court-jurisdiction
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