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Criminal Law [2018] ZAGPPHC 157

Mahlangu and Others v S (A940/12)

Mahlangu and Others v S (A940/12) [2018] ZAGPPHC 157 (4 April 2018)

The High Court amended an earlier appeal order to clarify that the convictions and sentences for murder and robbery were set aside.

  • Murder
  • Robbery
  • Appeal Upheld
  • Setting Aside Conviction
  • Setting Aside Sentence
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal Law [2017] ZAFSHC 9

S v Sekoto (R272/2016)

S v Sekoto (R272/2016) [2017] ZAFSHC 9 (5 January 2017)

On automatic review, the High Court set aside a robbery conviction and 12-month sentence because the trial record was incomplete and could not be reconstructed.

  • Automatic Review
  • Incomplete Record
  • Setting Aside Conviction
  • Setting Aside Sentence
  • Automatic-review
  • Incomplete-record
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