South Africa Case Law

S v Roux (2904/02, PSS131/2002, 50/2002)

S v Roux (2904/02, PSS131/2002, 50/2002) [2002] ZAWCHC 74; 2007 (1) SACR 379 (C) (2 December 2002)

Court

Western Cape High Court, Cape Town

Case number

2904/02

Judges

CC Williams, NC Erasmus

The court held that a child witness with a speech impairment may testify through a competent interpreter or expert, and remitted the case for trial to proceed.

• Competence Of Witnesses
• Interpretation Of Statutes
• Viva Voce Evidence
• Use Of Interpreters
• Competence-of-witnesses
• Use-of-interpreters