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Criminal Law [2022] ZANCHC 15

Brown v S (CA & R 2/21)

Brown v S (CA & R 2/21) [2022] ZANCHC 15; 2022 (2) SACR 194 (NCK) (18 March 2022)

Court
Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley
Case number
CA & R 2/21
Judges
Mamosebo, Eillert

The High Court upheld sentence interference in part, finding a globular six-year sentence incompetent for the firearm count and replacing it with separate concurrent sentences.

  • Sentencing Discretion
  • Attempted Murder
  • Firearms Control Act
  • Globular Sentence
  • Maximum Penalty
  • Provocation
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Criminal Law [2015] ZAFSHC 136

S v Dube (89/15)

S v Dube (89/15) [2015] ZAFSHC 136 (4 June 2015)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
89/15
Judges
S Naidoo, JP Daffue

On special review, the High Court held that the magistrate’s sentence for trespass exceeded the statutory maximum. The conviction on count 2 was confirmed.

  • Sentencing
  • Trespass Act
  • Immigration Act
  • Maximum Penalty
  • Trespass-act
  • Criminal-review
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