S v Van der Westhuizen

JurisdictionSouth Africa
Judgment Date20 November 1989
Citation1990 (1) SACR 531 (C)

S v Van der Westhuizen
1990 (1) SACR 531 (C)

1990 (1) SACR p531


Citation

1990 (1) SACR 531 (C)

Court

Kaapse Provinsiale Afdeling

Judge

Conradie R

Heard

November 20, 1989

Judgment

November 20, 1989

Flynote : Sleutelwoorde

Vonnis — Gemeenskapsdiens — Waardevolle strafopsie om oortreders, veral eerste oortreders, uit gevangenis te hou — Waar beskuldigde egter 'n boete opgelê kan word en dus nie sonder meer aan gevangenisstraf blootstaan nie, sou dit slegs in uitsonderlike gevalle wees waar gemeenskapsdiens opgelê sal word, bv waar maksimum boete nie 'n straf I sal wees nie.

Verkeersoortredinge — Bestuur met 'n oormatige konsentrasie alkohol in die bloed — Oortreding van art 140(2)(a) van Ordonnansie op Padverkeer 21 van 1966 (K) — Vonnis — Eerste oortreder, 26 jaar oud, wat sy motor J bestuur het met bloedalkoholkonsentrasie van 0,10 gram per 100

1990 (1) SACR p532

A ml — Gevonnis tot boete van R400 of twee maande gevangenisstraf plus vier maande gevangenisstraf opgeskort op voorwaarde, onder andere, dat beskuldigde 72 uur gemeenskapsdiens verrig — By uitstek die soort saak waar 'n boete met bedreiging van tronkstraf by wanbetaling tesame met opgeskorte gevangenisstraf opgelê kan word — Om van beskuldigde te verg B om daarbenewens gemeenskapsdiens te verrig is 'n te strawwe sanksie.

Headnote : Kopnota

Gemeenskapsdiens is 'n waardevolle strafopsie wanneer dit daarom gaan om oortreders, en veral eerste oortreders, uit die gevangenis te hou. Dit is veral gepas wanneer aanhouding van 'n beskuldigde andersins onvermydelik C sou wees. Waar 'n beskuldigde gevoeglik 'n boete opgelê kan word en dus nie sonder meer aan gevangenisstraf blootstaan nie, sou dit slegs in uitsonderlike gevalle wees waar 'n hof ook gemeenskapsdiens sal oplê, bv waar 'n beskuldigde so vermoënd is dat die maksimum boete wat vir 'n bepaalde oortreding opgelê kan word vir hom kleingeld sou wees.

In 'n hersiening van 'n vonnis van 'n boete van R400 of twee maande gevangenisstraf plus 'n verdere vier maande gevangenisstraf opgeskort D vir drie jaar op voorwaarde, onder andere, dat die beskuldigde 72 uur gemeenskapsdiens verrig, vir bestuur met 'n oormatige konsentrasie alkohol in die bloed ter oortreding van art 140(2)(a) van die Ordonnasie op Padverkeer 21 van 1966 (K), het die Hof bevind dat aangesien die beskuldigde, 26 jaar oud, 'n eerste oortreder was en sy bloedalkoholkonsentrasie van 0,10 gram per 100 ml net 'n raps bokant die toelaatbare maksimum was, die saak by uitstek die soort saak was waar 'n E boete met bedreiging van tronkstraf as dit nie betaal word nie...

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1 practice notes
  • S v Sikunyana
    • South Africa
    • 25 February 1993
    ...a court should be reluctant in an appropriate case to impose such an order. As is stated in the headnote to S v Van der Westhuizen 1990 (1) SACR 531 (C): 'Community service is a valuable penal option when the keeping of offenders, particularly first offenders, out of prison is involved. It ......
1 cases
  • S v Sikunyana
    • South Africa
    • 25 February 1993
    ...a court should be reluctant in an appropriate case to impose such an order. As is stated in the headnote to S v Van der Westhuizen 1990 (1) SACR 531 (C): 'Community service is a valuable penal option when the keeping of offenders, particularly first offenders, out of prison is involved. It ......