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S v Mankayi (243/2013) [2013] ZAECGHC 79 (15 August 2013)
High Court review of a juvenile murder sentence. The court held the magistrate improperly relied on unproven prior convictions and imposed sentence afresh.
Fredericks v S (208/2011) [2011] ZASCA 177; 2012 (1) SACR 298 (SCA) (29 September 2011)
The Supreme Court of Appeal reduced a juvenile offender’s sentence, finding misdirection in applying minimum-sentence rules and failing to account for concurrency and youth.
Oliver v S (A384/2007) [2008] ZAWCHC 100; 2010 (1) SACR 342 (C) (22 January 2008)
The High Court upheld an appeal against sentence, finding a material misdirection in failing to consider section 28 of the Constitution when sentencing a juvenile offender.
S v Mofokeng (1284/2005) [2005] ZAFSHC 145 (10 November 2005)
High Court review of sentence for a 17-year-old convicted of housebreaking and theft. The conviction stood, but the 36-month sentence was reduced to 24 months.
S v Quandu and Others (378/87) [1988] ZASCA 105 (22 September 1988)
Appeal against sentence for public violence and an Internal Security Act offence. Juvenile appellants’ sentences were set aside for resentencing after probation reports.
S v Steyn (63/86) [1986] ZASCA 71 (30 May 1986)
The Appeal Division set aside prison sentences for two juvenile robbers, holding that the trial court gave insufficient weight to expert evidence and probation recommendations.
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