R v Van der Walt
| Jurisdiction | South Africa |
| Judge | Centlivres CJ, Schreiner JA, and Hoexter JA |
| Judgment Date | 12 September 1952 |
| Citation | 1952 (4) SA 382 (A) |
| Hearing Date | 09 September 1952 |
| Court | Appellate Division |
Schreiner, J.A.:
The appellant was tried by a Judge and assessors in the Paarl Circuit Court on a charge of murder, was convicted and, extenuating circumstances being found, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment with hard labour. Leave to appeal was granted by this Court after it had been refused by the trial Judge.
Before I deal with the merits of the appeal it is necessary to
Schreiner JA
refer to the fact that no judgment was delivered by the trial Judge, beyond an announcement that the Court found the accused guilty of murder, with extenuating circumstances. This was not in accordance...
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20 practice notes
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S v Masuku and Others
...in the interests of justice that it should be given". (R v Majerero and Others 1948 (3) SA 1032 (A).) See also R v Van der Walt 1952 (4) SA 382 (A); R v Huebsch 1953 (2) SA 561 (A); S v Imme/man 1978 (3) SA 726 (A) at 729. Section 146 gave statutory authority to the established practice. It......
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S v Abrahams
...1978 (2) SA 676 (NC); S v Masuku and Others 1985 (3) SA 908 (A); R v Majerero and Others E 1948 (3) SA 1032 (A); R v Van der Walt 1952 (4) SA 382 (A); S v Immelman 1978 (3) SA 726 (A); R v Milne and Erleigh (6) 1951 (1) SA 1 (A); R v Kalogeropoulos 1945 AD 38; R v Sibanda 1958 (3) SA 1 (A);......
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S v Kalogoropoulos
...the following authorities: S v Masuku and Others 1985 (3) SA 908 (A); R v Majerero and Others 1948 (3) SA 1032 (A); R v Van der Walt 1952 (4) SA 382 (A); R v Huebsch 1953 (2) SA 561 (A); S v Immelman 1978 (3) SA 726 (A); S v Hlolloane 1980 (3) SA 824 (A); S v Nqoma 1984 (3) SA 666 (A); R v ......
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S v Stander
...it is clearly in the interests of justice that it should be given (see R v Majerero and Others 1948 (3) SA 1032 (A); R v Van der Walt 1952 (4) SA 382 (A)). It seems to me that, with regard to the sentence of the Court in cases where the trial Judge enjoys a discretion, a statement of the re......
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S v Masuku and Others
...in the interests of justice that it should be given". (R v Majerero and Others 1948 (3) SA 1032 (A).) See also R v Van der Walt 1952 (4) SA 382 (A); R v Huebsch 1953 (2) SA 561 (A); S v Imme/man 1978 (3) SA 726 (A) at 729. Section 146 gave statutory authority to the established practice. It......
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S v Abrahams
...1978 (2) SA 676 (NC); S v Masuku and Others 1985 (3) SA 908 (A); R v Majerero and Others E 1948 (3) SA 1032 (A); R v Van der Walt 1952 (4) SA 382 (A); S v Immelman 1978 (3) SA 726 (A); R v Milne and Erleigh (6) 1951 (1) SA 1 (A); R v Kalogeropoulos 1945 AD 38; R v Sibanda 1958 (3) SA 1 (A);......
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S v Kalogoropoulos
...the following authorities: S v Masuku and Others 1985 (3) SA 908 (A); R v Majerero and Others 1948 (3) SA 1032 (A); R v Van der Walt 1952 (4) SA 382 (A); R v Huebsch 1953 (2) SA 561 (A); S v Immelman 1978 (3) SA 726 (A); S v Hlolloane 1980 (3) SA 824 (A); S v Nqoma 1984 (3) SA 666 (A); R v ......
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S v Stander
...it is clearly in the interests of justice that it should be given (see R v Majerero and Others 1948 (3) SA 1032 (A); R v Van der Walt 1952 (4) SA 382 (A)). It seems to me that, with regard to the sentence of the Court in cases where the trial Judge enjoys a discretion, a statement of the re......
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