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Trichart v S (A441/2013) [2014] ZAGPJHC 91; 2014 (2) SACR 245 (GJ) (2 April 2014)
The High Court set aside a habitual-criminal sentence, finding the magistrate misdirected himself by rejecting a probation report and ignoring drug dependency.
S v Nkosi (A08/2013) [2013] ZAGPPHC 345 (21 November 2013)
On review, the High Court held that unproved previous convictions could not be used in sentencing, and replaced a direct prison term with a wholly suspended sentence.
S v Quandu and Others (378/87) [1988] ZASCA 105 (22 September 1988)
Appeal against sentence for public violence and an Internal Security Act offence. Juvenile appellants’ sentences were set aside for resentencing after probation reports.
S v Steyn (63/86) [1986] ZASCA 71 (30 May 1986)
The Appeal Division set aside prison sentences for two juvenile robbers, holding that the trial court gave insufficient weight to expert evidence and probation recommendations.
S v Lewis (28/86) [1986] ZASCA 29 (25 February 1986)
The Appellate Division held that the sentencing court misdirected itself by ignoring the appellant’s mental состояние and expert reports, and it suspended the prison term.
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