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Mthethwa v S (Appeal) (AR8/2021) [2025] ZAKZPHC 44 (7 May 2025)
Appeal against murder and firearm convictions dismissed. The High Court upheld the trial court’s findings on assessors, identification evidence, alibi, and sentence.
Len v S (A03/2014) [2025] ZAGPJHC 402 (23 April 2025)
The High Court upheld an appeal against convictions for a firearms-control offence and common assault, setting aside both convictions and sentences.
Matlaba v S (CA 09/2016) [2024] ZANWHC 23 (26 January 2024)
The High Court upheld an appeal against sentence and reduced an effective 28-year term to 15 years, ordering concurrency among several counts.
Sibisi v S - Appeal (A286/2022) [2023] ZAGPPHC 1793 (3 October 2023)
The High Court reduced a sentence for unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm after finding the prescribed minimum was disproportionate in the circumstances.
S v Mdlalose (Sentence) (SS23-2018) [2022] ZAGPJHC 43 (12 January 2022)
Sentence judgment in a multi-count murder and firearms case. The court imposed life imprisonment for two premeditated murders and concurrent terms for related offences.
S v Mdlalose (SS23/2018) [2021] ZAGPJHC 880 (6 December 2021)
The High Court convicted Mluleki Welcome Mdlalose on multiple murder, firearm, and related charges, relying on eyewitness, ballistic, DNA, and cellphone evidence.
Bader v S (A122/2020) [2021] ZAGPPHC 633 (17 September 2021)
The High Court dismissed Brian Bader’s appeal against convictions for firearm-related offences and assault, holding that the trial court’s factual findings were justified.
Nkomo v S (A15/2020) [2020] ZAGPJHC 198 (17 August 2020)
High Court criminal appeal partly allowed: the pointing-of-a-firearm conviction was set aside, while the murder and other convictions were upheld.
S v Olyn (K/S13/18) [2020] ZANCHC 64 (15 May 2020)
The High Court sentenced Willem Olyn to life imprisonment for murder and imposed additional concurrent terms for firearm, assault, theft, driving, and attempted murder counts.
S v Nogodama (CC20/2017) [2017] ZAECPEHC 50 (17 October 2017)
The court found that the offences committed by the accused were extremely serious and had a profound and lasting impact on the victims. The accused showed no remorse and his defence was rejected as a blatant lie. The personal circumstances of the accused, including his age, lack of previous convictions, and family responsibilities, were considered but found to be far outweighed by the seriousness of the offences and the interests of the community. The court held that there were no substantial and compelling circumstances to justify a deviation from the prescribed minimum sentence of life impr…
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