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Criminal Law [2011] ZAECPEHC 54

S v Dewhurst (53/10)

S v Dewhurst (53/10) [2011] ZAECPEHC 54; 2012 (1) SACR 627 (ECP) (22 November 2011)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Port Elizabeth
Case number
53/10
Judges
M Makaula, E Revelas

High Court review set aside a magistrate’s detention order after finding no evidence had been placed before court to determine whether the accused committed the act.

  • Mental Health And Criminal Capacity
  • Criminal Procedure Act Section 77
  • Psychiatric Detention
  • Irregularity In Proceedings
  • Mental-health-and-criminal-capacity
  • Criminal-procedure-act-section-77
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Criminal Law [2011] ZAECBHC 3

S v Matu (CA&R 8/11)

S v Matu (CA&R 8/11) [2011] ZAECBHC 3; 2012 (1) SACR 68 (ECB) (24 March 2011)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Bhisho
Case number
CA&R 8/11
Judges
B C Hartle, Y Ebrahim

On special review, the High Court set aside a magistrate’s mental-capacity detention order and remitted the matter for a fresh enquiry with legal representation.

  • Mental Health And Criminal Capacity
  • Section 77 And 79 Enquiry
  • Legal Representation Rights
  • Serious Violence
  • Procedure For State Patients
  • Criminal-procedure
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