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Criminal Law [2023] ZASCA 26

Petersen v The State (295/2021)

Petersen v The State (295/2021) [2023] ZASCA 26; 2023 (1) SACR 567 (SCA) (16 March 2023)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
295/2021
Judges
Nicholls, Mbatha, Goosen, Nhlangulela, Siwendu

The Supreme Court of Appeal set aside a high court’s reconsideration of Petersen’s indeterminate sentence because no parole board report was considered and the hearing was procedurally unfair.

  • Indeterminate Sentence
  • Dangerous Criminal Declaration
  • Parole Board Report
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Section 286a And 286b
  • Constitutional Rights
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Criminal Law [2015] ZAGPPHC 146

S v Bashford (CC54/94)

S v Bashford (CC54/94) [2015] ZAGPPHC 146 (13 March 2015)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
CC54/94
Judge
Mudau TP

The High Court converted Bashford’s indefinite sentence into three years’ correctional supervision with strict community-corrections conditions.

  • Dangerous Criminal Declaration
  • Sentence Reconsideration
  • Correctional Supervision
  • Community Corrections
  • Parole Board Report
  • Sentence-reconsideration
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