S v N

• Jurisdiction: South Africa
• Judgment Date: 27 March 1991
• Citation: 1991 (2) SACR 10 (A)

S v N
1991 (2) SACR 10 (A)

1991 (2) SACR p10

Citation	1991 (2) SACR 10 (A)
Court	Appèlafdeling
Judge	Smalberger AR
Heard	March 22, 1991
Judgment	March 27, 1991
Counsel	L Lowies namens die appellant; G C Nel namens die Staat

Flynote : Sleutelwoorde H

Appèl — Kondonasie — Vereiste dat redelike vooruitsigte van sukses op I appèl aangetoon moet word — Toets of daar sodanige vooruitsigte is 'n mindere toets as die wat toegepas word om te besluit of appèl behoort te slaag of nie.

1991 (2) SACR p11

A Appèl — Vanaf landdroshof na Provinsiale Afdeling — Kondonasie — Weiering van deur Provinsiale Afdeling — Provinsiale Afdeling se weiering in hoër beroep deur Appèlafdeling omvergewerp — Appèlafdeling dan nie by magte om appèl op meriete aan te hoor nie — Geen voorsiening vir regstreekse appèl na Appèlafdeling teen skuldigbevinding deur 'n landdros nie — Strafproseswet 51 van 1977 art 309(1)(a) en Wet op die B Hooggeregshof 59 van 1959 art 21 — Saak moet na Provinsiale Afdeling terugverwys word vir aanhoor van appèl op meriete.

Headnote : Kopnota

In 'n aansoek om kondonasie van gebrekkige prosedure op appèl (in die huidige geval, die laat aantekening van die appellant se appèl na 'n Provinsiale Afdeling teen sy skuldigbevinding en vonnis in 'n streekhof) C is die vraag of redelike vooruitsigte van sukses op appèl aangetoon is 'n mindere toets as dié wat toegepas word om te besluit of 'n appèl behoort te slaag of nie.

Waar die Appèlafdeling, in hoër beroep, 'n Provinsiale Afdeling se weiering om kondonasie (soos voormeld) te verleen, omvergewerp het, is die Appèlafdeling nie by magte om die appèl op die meriete (dws, in die D huidige geval, die appèl teen die skuldigbevinding en vonnis) aan te hoor nie. Daar bestaan, na aanleiding van art 309(1)(a) van die Strafproseswet 51 van 1977 en art 21 van die Wet op die Hooggeregshof 59 van 1959, geen voorsiening vir 'n regstreekse appèl na die Appèlafdeling teen 'n skuldigbevinding deur 'n landdros nie. Na omverwerping van die Provinsiale Afdeling se weiering van kondonasie, moet die aangeleentheid E na die Provinsiale Afdeling terugverwys word vir die aanhoor van die appèl op die meriete.

Flynote : Sleutelwoorde

Appeal — Condonation — Requirement that reasonable prospects of F success on appeal be shown — Test whether there are such prospects a lesser one than that applicable in deciding whether appeal ought to succeed or not.

Appeal — From magistrate's court to Provincial Division — Condonation — Refusal of by Provincial Division — Provincial Division's refusal reversed on appeal to Appellate Division — Appellate Division then not having power to hear appeal on the merits — No provision made for G direct appeal to Appellate Division from conviction by a magistrate — Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 s 309(1)(a) and Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959 s 21 — Matter to be remitted to Provincial Division for hearing of appeal on the merits.

Headnote : Kopnota

H In an application for the condonation of defective procedure on appeal (in the present case, the late noting of the appellant's appeal to a Provincial Division against his conviction and sentence in a regional court), the question whether reasonable prospects of success on appeal have been shown is a lesser test than that which has to be applied in deciding whether the appeal ought to succeed or not.

I Where the Appellate Division has, on appeal to it, reversed a Provincial Division's refusal to grant condonation (as aforestated), it (the Appellate Division) does not have the power to hear the appeal on the merits (ie, in the present case, the appeal against the conviction and sentence). Having regard to s 309(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 and s 21 of the Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959, no provision has been made for an appeal directly to the Appellate Division against a J conviction by a

1991 (2) SACR p12

A magistrate. After the reversal of the Provincial Division's refusal of condonation, the matter must be remitted to the Provincial Division for the hearing of the appeal on the merits. B

Case Information

Appèl teen 'n beslissing in die Transvaalse Provinsiale Afdeling (De Klerk R). Die feite blyk uit die uitspraak van Smalberger AR.

L Lowies namens die appellant het na die volgende gesag gewys: Hiemstra Suid-Afrikaanse Strafproses 4de uitg op 730, 750; S v Sweigers 1969 (1) PH H10 (A); Cape Law Society v Solomon & Jackson 1978 (3) SA C 452 (OK) op 460C-E; R v Lembada and Another 1961 (1) SA 411 (A); S v Tsedi 1984 (1) SA 565 (A); S v Mtimkulu 1975 (1) SA 209 (T); Oliff v Minnie 1952 (4) SA 369 (A); Sita and Another v Olivier NO and Another 1967 (2) SA 422 (A); Blaauwbosch Diamonds Ltd v Union Government (Minister of Finance) 1915 AD 599; De Deur v Minister of Post and Telegraphs 1922 AD 175; S v F 1989 (3) SA 847 (A); S v M 1989 (4) SA 421 (T); S v Slabbert 1968 (3) SA 318 (O); S v M 1982 (1) SA 589 (A). D

G C Nel namens die Staat het na die volgende gesag verwys: S v Absalom 1989 (3) SA 154 (A); S v Sweigers 1969 (1) PH H10 (A); S v Tsedi 1984 (1) SA 565 (A); P E Bosman Transport Works Commitee and Others v Piet Bosman Transport (Pty) Ltd 1980 (4) SA 794 (A) op 799D-E; Rennie v Kamby Farms (Pty) Ltd 1989 (2) SA 124 (A); Saloojee and Another NNO v E Minister of Community Development 1965 (2) SA 135 (A), veral op 141C-D; S v Sauls 1981 (3) SA 172 (A) op 180F-H; S v Snyman 1968 (2) SA 582 (A) op 585G-H; R v J 1966 (1) SA 88 (A); S v F 1989 (3) SA 847 (A); S v Balhuber 1987 (1) PH H22 (A); R v Dhlumayo and Another 1948 (2) SA 677 (A) op 705. Ten aansien van vonnis, S v Rabie 1975 (4) SA 855 (A) op 857D-F; S v Pillay 1977 (4) SA 531 (A) op 535E-F; S v Holder 1979 (2) F SA 70 (A) op 75C-E; S v Snyders 1982 (2) SA 694 (A) op 697G; S v Anderson 1964 (3) SA 494 (A) op 495H; S v Zinn 1969 (2) SA 537 (A); S v M 1982 (1) SA 589 (A).

Cur adv vult.

Postea (27 Maart 1991).

Judgment

G Smalberger AR:

Die appellant is in die streekhof te Springs aan verkragting skuldig bevind, en tot 10 jaar gevangenisstraf gevonnis. Appèl teen sy skuldigbevinding en vonnis is laat aangeteken...