The Court held that the Criminal Court has a discretion to award a punishment in cases of wilful homicide in terms of Article 492(2) of…
MMA EditorAugust 6, 2023
A judgement is null if it is not clear whether the court has found a person guilty or not of a crime.
MMA EditorJune 25, 2023
When the accused admits to charges, the Court of Criminal Appeal may change the punishment only if it finds an error when the sentence is…
Marthese HiliNovember 2, 2022
The offence of harassment requires the principle of this offence to behave in such a way with the intention of causing the harassment. The harassment…
MMA EditorAugust 15, 2021
If the accused understands the charges he is admitting to, then that guilty plea is valid at law and cannot be overturned. This was held…
MMA EditorJuly 25, 2021
The police must not issue charges on the basis of a police report without first carrying out an investigation in order to establish whether the…
MMA EditorMay 30, 2021
Although the charge of pretended rights is a crime, it is not far off from rights that emerge from civil law. This was held in…
MMA EditorMay 23, 2021
The Court must examine whether at the time of the commission of the crime, the accused could have resisted from carrying out the offence.
MMA EditorDecember 13, 2020
A supplier who failed to refund an order which was cancelled on the hope that his claim would be set off, was in fact committing…
MMA EditorMay 4, 2019
