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Moepi v S (A08/2021) [2023] ZAMPMHC 23 (23 June 2023)
Appeal dismissed in a murder conviction case where the High Court upheld the confession, chain of evidence, and circumstantial inference of guilt.
Hlatshwayo v S (A569/15) [2021] ZAGPPHC 185 (12 March 2021)
The court found that the appellant was not in imminent danger when he stabbed the deceased, who was unarmed and attempting to escape. The contradictions in witness testimony were not material to the central issue of whether the appellant acted in self-defense. The trial court correctly concluded that the appellant's conduct exceeded the bounds of self-defense and that the evidence proved his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. There was no basis to interfere with the conviction, and the appeal was dismissed.
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Molekana v Ekhuruleni Metropolitan Municipality and Another (33855/2012) [2016] ZAGPPHC 291 (16 March 2016)
The court found the Plaintiff to be an unreliable witness whose evidence was riddled with contradictions and improbabilities, including discrepancies with his own written statement and his sister's testimony. The Second Defendant, Constable Nkuna, was found to be a credible witness, corroborated by Superintendent Lebepe. The Plaintiff interfered with the police officers' duties by refusing to remove his structure, threatening and assaulting the officers, and resisting arrest. The requirements for self-defense were satisfied: the Plaintiff posed an imminent threat with a spade in a confined sp…
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Ntuli v S (A63/12) [2014] ZAGPPHC 487 (3 February 2014)
Appeal dismissed in a criminal matter involving attempted murder, robbery and rape. The court rejected self-defence, upheld identification evidence, and confirmed sentence.
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