South Africa Case Law

Brand v S (A228/2016)

Brand v S (A228/2016) [2018] ZAGPJHC 601; 2019 (1) SACR 264 (GJ) (30 October 2018)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

A228/2016

Judges

C E Thompson, M A Makume

The High Court set aside a habitual-offender declaration, finding a misdirection and lack of prior warning, and replaced it with seven years' direct imprisonment.

• Habitual Offender Declaration
• Sentencing Discretion
• Fair Trial Rights
• Criminal Procedure Act Section 286
• Prior Warning Requirement
• Habitual-offender-declaration