Rex v Shein
Jurisdiction | South Africa |
Judge | Innes CJ, Solomon JA, De Villiers JA, Kotzé JA and Wessels JA |
Judgment Date | 03 October 1924 |
Citation | 1925 AD 6 |
Hearing Date | 15 September 1924 |
Court | Appellate Division |
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94 practice notes
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S v Ndhlovu and Others
...G R v Masemang 1950 (2) SA 488 (A) at 494 - 5 R v Mthembu 1950 (1) SA 670 (A) R v Sang [1980] AC 402 (HL) ([1979] 2 All ER 1222) R v Shein 1925 AD 6 R v Tusini and Another 1953 (4) SA 406 (A) at 414 H S v Forbes 1970 (2) SA 594 (C) at 600A - C S v Hadebe 1998 (1) SACR 422 (T) S v January; P......
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S v Ndhlovu and Others
...R v Masemang 1950 (2) SA 488 (A) at 494 - 5 R v Mthembu 1950 (1) SA 670 (A) R v Sang [1980] AC 402 (HL) ([1979] 2 All ER E 1222) R v Shein 1925 AD 6 R v Tusini and Another 1953 (4) SA 406 (A) at 414 S v Forbes 1970 (2) SA 594 (C) at 600A - C S v Hadebe 1998 (1) SACR 422 (T) S v January; Pro......
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Rex v Kalogeropoulos
...to convict, that was a point of law proper to be reserved under sec. 372. Such a reservation was considered by this Court in Rex v Shein (1925 AD p. 6), where it was laid down that the evidence on which a jury is entitled to convict is evidence on which reasonable men could properly convict......
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Rex v Linder and Others
...reserved, the verdict is not so unreasonable that the trial Court cannot be considered to have discharged its duty judicially; Rex v Shein (1925 AD 6, at 9); Rex v Difford (1937, A.D., at 370); Rex v Tshabangu (1934, A.D., at 519); Rex v Cilliers (1937 AD 278, at 288); Rex v du Plessis (194......
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S v Ndhlovu and Others
...G R v Masemang 1950 (2) SA 488 (A) at 494 - 5 R v Mthembu 1950 (1) SA 670 (A) R v Sang [1980] AC 402 (HL) ([1979] 2 All ER 1222) R v Shein 1925 AD 6 R v Tusini and Another 1953 (4) SA 406 (A) at 414 H S v Forbes 1970 (2) SA 594 (C) at 600A - C S v Hadebe 1998 (1) SACR 422 (T) S v January; P......
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S v Ndhlovu and Others
...R v Masemang 1950 (2) SA 488 (A) at 494 - 5 R v Mthembu 1950 (1) SA 670 (A) R v Sang [1980] AC 402 (HL) ([1979] 2 All ER E 1222) R v Shein 1925 AD 6 R v Tusini and Another 1953 (4) SA 406 (A) at 414 S v Forbes 1970 (2) SA 594 (C) at 600A - C S v Hadebe 1998 (1) SACR 422 (T) S v January; Pro......
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Rex v Kalogeropoulos
...to convict, that was a point of law proper to be reserved under sec. 372. Such a reservation was considered by this Court in Rex v Shein (1925 AD p. 6), where it was laid down that the evidence on which a jury is entitled to convict is evidence on which reasonable men could properly convict......
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Rex v Linder and Others
...reserved, the verdict is not so unreasonable that the trial Court cannot be considered to have discharged its duty judicially; Rex v Shein (1925 AD 6, at 9); Rex v Difford (1937, A.D., at 370); Rex v Tshabangu (1934, A.D., at 519); Rex v Cilliers (1937 AD 278, at 288); Rex v du Plessis (194......
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Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act : is it time for its abolition?
...obviously political nor did it coincide with a drastic changeto the bench at the time, nor did it follow legislative changes.13 R v Shein 1925 AD 6 (W). Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act: Is it time for its abolition? 255interpretation is perhaps the only aspect of the section 174 p......
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Fraudulent Insurance Claims
...(0).) Accordingly, where the property set on fire belongs to another, it does not matter whether or not the owner is insured (see R v Shein 1925 AD 6 at 12), nor is it necessary to enquire whether there was any intent to fraudulently obtain an insurance payment (see R v Hoffman (1906) 2 Buc......