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Criminal Law [2024] ZAGPPHC 1301

Ribisi v S (A306/2023)

Ribisi v S (A306/2023) [2024] ZAGPPHC 1301 (4 December 2024)

The High Court upheld the appeal against a robbery conviction, finding the complainant’s identification unreliable and insufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Single Witness Evidence
  • Identification Parade
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Cautionary Rule
  • Voice Identification
  • Single-witness-evidence
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Criminal Law [2017] ZAGPPHC 589

Mahlangu v S (A392/16)

Mahlangu v S (A392/16) [2017] ZAGPPHC 589; 2018 (2) SACR 64 (GP) (15 September 2017)

The High Court upheld the robbery conviction based on reliable voice identification, but reduced the 18-year sentence to 15 years because the statutory minimum did not justify the higher term.

  • Robbery With Aggravating Circumstances
  • Voice Identification
  • Sentencing Discretion
  • Minimum Sentences
  • Identification Parade
  • Voice-identification
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Criminal Law [1993] ZASCA 11

S v Bran (142/91)

S v Bran (142/91) [1993] ZASCA 11 (4 March 1993)

The court dismissed an appeal against conviction for attempted extortion, finding the circumstantial evidence, identification, handwriting and voice evidence compelling.

  • Attempted Extortion
  • Circumstantial Evidence
  • Identification Parade
  • Handwriting Expert Evidence
  • Voice Identification
  • Attempted-extortion
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Criminal Law [1984] ZASCA 141

S v Zimu and Another (210/84)

S v Zimu and Another (210/84) [1984] ZASCA 141 (26 November 1984)

The court upheld murder convictions after finding the child witness and supporting evidence reliable, and dismissed the alibi-based appeal and request for fresh evidence.

  • Murder
  • Identification Evidence
  • Alibi Defence
  • Child Witness
  • Voice Identification
  • Identification-evidence
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