Maree v S (A252/18)
Maree v S (A252/18) [2019] ZAGPPHC 1077 (19 September 2019)
The court found that the reconstructed record was sufficiently detailed to allow proper consideration of the appeal and that no objection had been raised to its adequacy. The sentencing court had carefully considered the appellant's personal circumstances, the facts of the case, and the victim impact report. The murder of Mrs Swart was found to fall within the ambit of section 51(1) as the murder of a potential witness, justifying the imposition of a life sentence. The murder of Mr Swart warranted a sentence in excess of the prescribed minimum due to the brutality and circumstances of the off…
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- Minimum Sentencing
- Planned Or Premeditated Murder
- Murder Of Potential Witness
- Sentence Appeal
- Concurrent Sentences