South Africa Case Law

S v Kelly (CA & R 2/2023)

S v Kelly (CA & R 2/2023) [2023] ZANCHC 35 (14 April 2023)

Court

Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley

Case number

CA & R 2/2023

Judges

Mamosebo, Phatshoane

The magistrate erroneously sentenced the accused for malicious damage to property on count 4, despite that charge having been withdrawn and the accused having been convicted for contravention of a harassment protection order. This constitutes a material error resulting in a failure of justice. The interests of justice require that the incorrect sentence be set aside and the matter remitted to the trial court for proper sentencing on the correct charge.

Source excerpt

• Sentencing Error
• Malicious Damage To Property
• Contravention Of Protection Order
• Criminal Procedure Act
• Protection Of Harassment Act

S v Santho (HC16/2018)

S v Santho (HC16/2018) [2018] ZANWHC 21 (16 August 2018)

Court

North West High Court, Mafikeng

Case number

HC 16/2018

Judges

A.M. Kgoele, T. Djaje

On special review, the High Court set aside a magistrate’s sentence that failed to reflect an intended correctional supervision order and remitted the matter for proper sentencing.

• Correctional Supervision
• Sentencing Error
• Community Service
• Criminal Procedure Act
• Review Proceedings
• Criminal-law

S v Riet (4/2018)

S v Riet (4/2018) [2018] ZANCHC 19 (16 March 2018)

Court

Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley

Case number

4/2018

Judges

Williams, Erasmus

On special review, the High Court corrected a contempt sentence that exceeded the statutory maximum and replaced it with six months’ imprisonment, wholly suspended.

• Contempt Of Court
• Sentencing Error
• Magistrates Court Act
• Contempt-of-court
• Sentencing
• Special-review

S v Ndwendwe (R156/2017)

S v Ndwendwe (R156/2017) [2017] ZAFSHC 184 (26 October 2017)

Court

Free State High Court, Bloemfontein

Case number

R156/2017

Judges

Rampai, Daniso

The High Court refused a special review of an erroneous rape sentence because the appeal process had already begun, leaving sentence issues to the appeal court.

• Rape
• Sentencing Error
• Correction Of Sentence
• Special Review
• Criminal Procedure Act
• Leave To Appeal

S v Morake (58/2017)

S v Morake (58/2017) [2017] ZAFSHC 94 (15 June 2017)

Court

Free State High Court, Bloemfontein

Case number

58/2017

Judges

N. Snellenburg, J. P. Daffue

High Court review confirming a murder conviction and amended sentence, holding that the incomplete record did not cause a failure of justice.

• Murder
• Common Purpose
• Sentencing Error
• Incomplete Record
• Criminal Procedure Act
• Common-purpose

S v Stimele (20160108, 264/2016)

S v Stimele (20160108, 264/2016) [2016] ZAECGHC 94 (27 September 2016)

Court

Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown

Case number

20160108, 264/2016

Judges

J.D. Pickering, J.M. Roberson

On special review, the High Court corrected a transcription error that recorded an 18-month suspended sentence as 18 years, substituting the accurate sentence.

• Sentencing Error
• Suspended Sentence
• Section 4 Act 140 Of 1992
• Criminal-law
• Sentencing-error
• Suspended-sentence

S v Koli (20160090)

S v Koli (20160090) [2016] ZAECGHC 91 (22 September 2016)

Court

Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown

Case number

20160090

Judges

C. Plasket, J. D. Pickering

The High Court corrected a suspended sentence that incorrectly referred to section 1 of the Stock Theft Act, replacing it with a valid condition tied to stock theft.

• Stock Theft
• Sentencing Error
• Suspended Sentence
• Statutory Interpretation
• Stock-theft
• Sentencing

S v Mvandaba and Others (158/16, A289/2016)

S v Mvandaba and Others (158/16, A289/2016) [2016] ZAGPPHC 520 (11 May 2016)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

158/16, A289/2016

Judges

H.J Fabricius, D.S Fourie

On special review, the High Court corrected a sentencing error and substituted the magistrate’s intended sentence for accused 2 and 3.

• Sentencing Error
• Review Procedure
• Possession Of Unwrought Precious Metals
• Firearms Act Application
• Sentencing-error
• Special-review

S v Thete (A556/15)

S v Thete (A556/15) [2015] ZAGPPHC 994 (18 August 2015)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

A556/15

Judges

A.A. Louw, D.S. Molefe

High Court special review correcting an unlawful six-year sentence to five years under section 276(1)(i) of the Criminal Procedure Act.

• Sentencing Error
• Correction Of Sentence
• Criminal Procedure Act
• Correctional Services Act
• Sentencing-error
• Sentence-correction

S v Phosi (95/2015)

S v Phosi (95/2015) [2015] ZAFSHC 137 (16 July 2015)

Court

Free State High Court, Bloemfontein

Case number

95/2015

Judges

Mocumie, Mia

High Court review set aside an excessive sentence on one count under the Criminal Procedure Act and substituted it with the statutory maximum; the other conviction and sentence were confirmed.

• Sentencing Error
• Functus Officio
• Magistrates Court Jurisdiction
• Criminal Procedure Act
• Immigration Offences
• Sentencing-error