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Criminal-law [2017] ZAGPPHC 523

Beyers v S (A242/16)

Beyers v S (A242/16) [2017] ZAGPPHC 523 (26 May 2017)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
A242/16
Judges
C J van der Westhuizen, N Ranchod

The High Court dismissed an appeal against murder and assault convictions and sentence, rejecting self-defence, PTSD-based mitigation, and a recusal challenge.

  • Murder
  • Criminal-capacity
  • Post-traumatic-stress-syndrome
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigating-factors
  • Criminal-law
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