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Criminal Law [2005] ZAFSHC 59

S v Libeso and Another (693/2005)

S v Libeso and Another (693/2005) [2005] ZAFSHC 59 (23 June 2005)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
693/2005
Judges
Hancke, C J Musi

The High Court held that the magistrate acted prematurely by referring a recusal dispute on special review before ruling on the application herself.

  • Recusal Of Judicial Officer
  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Objective Test For Bias
  • Judicial-recusal
  • Objective-bias-test
  • Special-review
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Criminal Law [1997] ZASCA 11

S v Kroon (635/95)

S v Kroon (635/95) [1997] ZASCA 11; ; [1997] 2 All SA 330 (A); (14 March 1997)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
635/95
Judges
Smalberger, Schutz, Plewman

The court dismissed a criminal appeal challenging an assessor’s participation after his medical retirement, holding there was no objective basis to find unfairness or invalidity.

  • Recusal Of Assessor
  • Objective Test For Bias
  • Procedural Irregularity
  • Competence Of Assessor
  • Criminal-appeals
  • Judicial-recusal
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