The Court held that the Criminal Court has a discretion to award a punishment in cases of wilful homicide in terms of Article 492(2) of…
MMA EditorAugust 6, 2023
There is no need of other circumstantial evidence, if fingerprints are found, in order to convict a suspect of theft. This was held by the…
MMA EditorJuly 14, 2023
A judgement is null if it is not clear whether the court has found a person guilty or not of a crime.
MMA EditorJune 25, 2023
The Attorney General must indicate under which articles of law the accused is accused, and the Court must consider the Article mentioned in the Attorney…
MMA EditorFebruary 12, 2023
When the accused admits to charges, the Court of Criminal Appeal may change the punishment only if it finds an error when the sentence is…
Marthese HiliNovember 2, 2022
Although the law allowing a lawyer to be present at an interrogation was not in the statute books at the time when the interrogation took…
Marthese HiliOctober 9, 2022
The prosecution must prove that both the material element and the formal element of the crime existed at the same time for a person to…
Marthese HiliSeptember 25, 2022
Circumstantial evidence is like a chain of evidence that must lead to the guilt of the accused. This was held in a Court of Criminal…
MMA EditorAugust 7, 2022
The Court when faced with a guilty plea must be still convinced that the charge actually exists. This was held by the Court of Criminal…
Marthese HiliJuly 10, 2022
