South Africa Case Law

S v Holshausen (216/83)

S v Holshausen (216/83) [1984] ZASCA 100; [1984] 2 All SA 572 (A); 1984 (4) SA 852 (A) (14 September 1984)

Court

Supreme Court of Appeal

Case number

216/83

Judges

Rabie, Hoexter, Eloff

The Appellate Division upheld Holshausen’s murder conviction, finding the deceased had not committed suicide and that forensic and circumstantial evidence pointed to murder.

• Murder With Extenuating Circumstances
• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Credibility Of Witnesses
• Suicide Vs Homicide
• Forensic Ballistics
• Circumstantial Evidence