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Constitutional Law [1995] ZACC 5

S v Vermaas, S v Du Plessis (CCT1/94, CCT2/94)

S v Vermaas, S v Du Plessis (CCT1/94, CCT2/94) [1995] ZACC 5; 1995 (3) SA 292 ; 1995 (7) BCLR 851 (CC) (8 June 1995)

Court
Constitutional Court
Case number
CCT1/94, CCT2/94
Judges
Didcott, Chaskalson, Ackermann, Kentridge, Kriegler, Langa, Madala, Mahomed, Mokgoro, O’Regan, Sachs

The Constitutional Court ruled that referrals from ongoing criminal trials were incompetent, remitted the cases, and declined to decide state-funded counsel on the merits.

  • Right To Legal Representation
  • Section 25 3 E
  • Section 241 8
  • Direct Access To Constitutional Court
  • Right-to-legal-representation
  • Criminal-procedure
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