S v Serame

JurisdictionSouth Africa
Judgevan Rhyn Wn RP en Van den Heever R
Judgment Date11 June 1976
Citation1976 (4) SA 830 (NC)
Hearing Date11 June 1976
CourtNorthern Cape Division

Van den Heever, R.:

Beskuldigde is in die landdroshof op Vryburg aangekla van aanranding met die opset om ernstig te beseer, met byhaling van art. 4 van Wet 71 van 1968. Na skuldigbevinding is hy gevonnis tot twaalf maande gevangenisstraf. Die wapen wat beskuldigde gebruik het was 'n windbuks. Beskuldigde het dit by klaer afgeneem en hom daarmee E teen die kop gegooi.

Gevra of gewere nie uitdruklik uitgesluit is uit die omskrywing van 'gevaarlike wapen' in Wet 71 van 1968. nie, sê die landdros die geweer is gebruik nie om mee te skiet nie, maar as 'n gooi-ding.

'Dit is my beskeie mening dat 'n geweer wat op hierdie wyse gebruik word wel 'n gevaarlike wapen is. Dit is 'n instrument F of voorwerp wat gebruik of aangewend is op 'n wyse wat beantwoord aan die omskrywing van 'n gevaarlike wapen.'

Wet 71 van 1968 het vir die Howe reeds aansienlike probleme geskep; wat poog sonder sukses om dit uit te lê op so 'n wyse dat absurditeite vermy word. Vgl. 1969 S.A.L.J., bl. 486, en S. v Jacobs, N.K.A. 30.9.1975, [†] nog nie gerapporteer nie.

Van den Heever R

Die probleme wat 'wapens' in die reg skep is geen nuwes nie; maar verwysing na die ou gesaghebbendes onderstreep juis die onbillikhede en gebrek aan logika wat ontstaan waar daar nog gespartel word met klassifikasie van dade i.p.v. bepaling van skuld.

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