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Ward v S (A273/2016) [2021] ZAGPPHC 472 (27 July 2021)
The High Court upheld Charles Ward’s appeal and set aside convictions for cannabis dealing, firearm possession, and ammunition possession.
Sibiya v S (A49/2020) [2021] ZAGPPHC 72 (22 January 2021)
The High Court upheld an appeal against convictions for possession of a firearm and ammunition, finding the State had not proved possession beyond reasonable doubt.
Marirawahn and Others v S (A365/19) [2020] ZAGPPHC 725 (10 December 2020)
The court found that the magistrate materially misdirected himself by failing to properly consider the cumulative effect of the sentences and the period of pre-sentence detention. The appellants, except for one, were first offenders and had spent over three years in custody before sentencing. The truck and its contents were recovered, and no injuries occurred. These factors, viewed cumulatively, constituted substantial and compelling circumstances justifying deviation from the prescribed minimum sentences. The sentences imposed by the trial court were set aside and replaced with lesser senten…
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Cliff v S (A157/2019) [2020] ZAGPJHC 204 (6 May 2020)
Appeal against sentence dismissed where a 35-year effective sentence for multiple robberies and firearm offences was upheld despite an incomplete record.
Mchunu v S (A162/2018) [2019] ZAGPPHC 243 (13 June 2019)
The High Court reduced a six-year sentence for unlawful firearm possession to three years, finding the original sentence shockingly disproportionate.
S v Dingela and Others (CC25/18) [2019] ZAECBHC 12 (10 May 2019)
High Court judgment on murder, confession admissibility, and a single-witness identification in a taxi-violence killing.
Rampersad v S (CC64/2016) [2018] ZAGPPHC 960 (31 October 2018)
The High Court refused leave to appeal after convicting the applicant of murder, robbery, and firearm offences, finding no reasonable prospects of success.
Radebe v S (A92/2016) [2017] ZAGPPHC 233 (11 May 2017)
Criminal sentence appeal partly succeeds: the prison term stands, but the 12-year non-parole period is set aside.
Ncala and Another v S (A684/13) [2017] ZAGPPHC 825 (5 May 2017)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against convictions for murder, robbery, firearm and ammunition offences, finding the appellants acted in common purpose.
Ubisi and Others v S (A539/2012) [2016] ZAGPPHC 500 (29 June 2016)
The High Court upheld convictions for robbery, kidnapping and firearm possession, but reduced the effective sentence by ordering several counts to run concurrently.
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