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Criminal Law [1998] ZASCA 13

S v Jackson (35/97)

S v Jackson (35/97) [1998] ZASCA 13; 1998 (4) BCLR 424 (SCA) ; [1998] 2 All SA 267 (A) (20 March 1998)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
35/97
Judges
Mahomed, Van Heerden, Olivier, Streicher, Farlam

Appeal against an attempted-rape conviction was dismissed. The court rejected the general sexual-offences cautionary rule and upheld the complainant’s evidence and the sentence.

  • Attempted Rape
  • Cautionary Rule
  • Credibility Of Complainant
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Sexual Offences
  • Sentencing Aggravation
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