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Dick and Another v S (CA 45/2020) [2025] ZANWHC 18 (28 January 2025)
Appeal against rape, theft of motor vehicle convictions and life sentences dismissed; late filing condoned.
William and Another v S (A064/2019) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1346 (20 November 2023)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against sentence for multiple motor vehicle thefts, confirming effective 10-year sentences and finding no misdirection.
Miya v S (A126/2019) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1340 (20 November 2023)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against a nine-year sentence for motor vehicle theft, finding no misdirection and no basis to order concurrency.
Nyembe v S (A283/2020) [2023] ZAGPPHC 1995 (25 August 2023)
The High Court set aside a robbery conviction based on common purpose, upheld the motor-vehicle theft conviction, and remitted sentence on count 2.
Mothobi v S (A25/2023) [2023] ZAFSHC 308 (8 August 2023)
The High Court upheld an appeal against convictions for motor-vehicle theft and possession of suspected stolen property, setting both convictions aside.
Mbongwa v S (AR397/2019) [2021] ZAKZPHC 3 (20 January 2021)
A full bench of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court upheld an appeal against conviction for theft of a motor vehicle, finding the appellant’s alibi could not be rejected.
Dlamini and Another v S (A225/2016) [2017] ZAGPPHC 215 (20 April 2017)
The court found that the appellants had unlawfully appropriated the motor vehicle by moving it from its original position, damaging its locks and ignition, and stealing items from within, thereby excluding the owner from the enjoyment of her property. The facts were distinguishable from precedents where appropriation was not established. The trial court correctly convicted the appellants of theft. Regarding sentence, the court held that the trial court had properly considered all relevant factors, including personal circumstances and prior convictions, and that the sentences imposed were not…
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Booi v S (CA&R145/2015) [2016] ZAECGHC 24 (28 April 2016)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction and eight years’ imprisonment for theft of a motor vehicle, upholding the magistrate’s credibility findings.
Davies v S (A337/2015) [2016] ZAGPJHC 250 (1 April 2016)
Appeal against sentence for theft of a motor vehicle dismissed; five years' imprisonment was upheld, and correctional supervision was rejected.
Dlamini v S (634/2013) [2015] ZASCA 50 (27 March 2015)
The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against refusal of leave to appeal, holding there were no reasonable prospects of success on conviction or sentence.
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