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Criminal Law [2015] ZAGPJHC 333

Phika v S (A112/2015)

Phika v S (A112/2015) [2015] ZAGPJHC 333; 2018 (1) SACR 392 (GJ) (11 December 2015)

Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
A112/2015
Judges
M Victor, L Adams

The High Court set aside a murder conviction, substituting culpable homicide after finding the evidence of dolus eventualis insufficient and the trial procedurally unfair.

  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Plea Bargain Irregularity
  • Dolus Eventualis
  • Culpable Homicide
  • Section 105a Cpa
  • Section 35 Constitution
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