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Criminal Law [2022] ZAFSHC 143

S v Kai (R20/2022)

S v Kai (R20/2022) [2022] ZAFSHC 143 (6 June 2022)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
R20/2022
Judges
Opperman, I van Rhyn

On automatic review, the High Court confirmed maintenance convictions but held that the sentence on the section 39 count exceeded the statutory maximum and substituted one year imprisonment.

  • Maintenance Act Offences
  • Failure To Pay Maintenance
  • Sentencing Limits
  • Change Of Address Notification
  • Maintenance-act-offences
  • Failure-to-pay-maintenance
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Criminal Law [2021] ZAGPJHC 436

Potgieter v S (A33/2019; 10/2/5/1(2019/36))

Potgieter v S (A33/2019; 10/2/5/1(2019/36)) [2021] ZAGPJHC 436 (23 August 2021)

Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
A33/2019
Judges
Windell, Mohlahehi

Bail pending petition to the SCA was refused after dismissal of a sentence appeal for Maintenance Act offences. The court found no real prospects of success.

  • Bail Pending Appeal
  • Maintenance Act Offences
  • Sentence Appeal
  • Interests Of Justice
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Post-conviction-bail
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