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Sithole v Regional Magistrate A Swanepoel and Another (REV69/2022) [2024] ZALMPPHC 17 (26 February 2024)
The High Court dismissed a review of a magistrate’s ruling allowing the prosecution to reopen its case to prove the complainant’s age in a child-sexual-offence trial.
Director of Public Prosecutions, KwaZulu-Natal v Ramdass (1236/2017) [2019] ZASCA 23; 2019 (2) SACR 1 (SCA) (28 March 2019)
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the State’s proposed grounds were factual, not questions of law, and varied its earlier order to refuse ordinary leave to appeal.
Piyana v S (A236/2018) [2019] ZAFSHC 13 (18 February 2019)
The High Court set aside a murder conviction after finding unfair-trial irregularities and insufficient circumstantial evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Mosala v Magistrate Soomaroo and Another (221/2013) [2013] ZAFSHC 162 (12 September 2013)
High Court review setting aside a magistrate’s order reopening the State’s case after it had been closed under section 342A(3)(d) of the CPA.
S v Felthun (458/96) [1999] ZASCA 4; [1999] 2 All SA 182 (A) (3 March 1999)
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that allowing the State to reopen its case after both sides closed was not irregular and caused no failure of justice.
S v Dondashe and Others (363/87) [1988] ZASCA 162 (30 November 1988)
Appeal in a murder case arising from a “necklace” killing. The court upheld the first appellant’s conviction, but acquitted the second and reduced the third and fourth appellants’ sentences.
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