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Dulela v S (AR348/2021) [2022] ZAKZPHC 26 (15 June 2022)
The High Court dismissed the rape conviction appeal but reduced the sentence from life imprisonment to 25 years, finding substantial and compelling circumstances.
Phenyane v S (A8/2022) [2022] ZAFSHC 139 (31 May 2022)
Appeal against a rape conviction dismissed. The court found the complainant credible, the medical evidence supportive, and the alibi unconvincing.
Scheepers v S (A116/2019) [2020] ZAGPPHC 412 (5 August 2020)
The High Court upheld an appeal against a rape conviction, finding material contradictions, neutral medical evidence, and a failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
S v Nogodama (CC20/2017) [2017] ZAECPEHC 49 (13 October 2017)
The High Court convicted the accused of kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances, three rapes and pointing a firearm, accepting the complainants’ evidence and medical corroboration.
Cekwana v S (A523/15) [2017] ZAWCHC 47 (10 March 2017)
The High Court upheld an appeal against a rape conviction, holding that the trial court misdirected itself, the evidence was inconsistent, and the accused should be acquitted.
S v Hartogh (SS183/2004) [2005] ZAWCHC 128 (23 May 2005)
The High Court set aside a rape conviction after finding the evidence did not prove penetration, and substituted a conviction for indecent assault.
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