Venter v S (A611/2011; A624/2014) [2016] ZAGPPHC 1082 (15 December 2016)

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Criminal Procedure

Brief Summary

Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction — Presiding Judges unable to reach consensus on the appeal — Appeal postponed sine die for adjudication by a Full Court — No determination made on the merits of the conviction.

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Venter v S (A611/2011; A624/2014) [2016] ZAGPPHC 1082 (15 December 2016)

IN
THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG
DIVISION, PRETORIA
15/12/16
CASE NO:
A61 l/2011 & A624/2014
PRETORIA
BEFORE THE
HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE DE VOS
and
BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MR ACTING JUSTICE TSHABALALA
In the
matter between:
JOHANNES
JACOBUS
VENTER
Appellant
and
THE
STATE
Respondent
After
hearing counsel on behalf of the Appellant and the Respondent
respectively, and after reading the record of proceedings, the

Presiding Judges are unable to reach consensus as to whether the
appeal against conviction should be upheld or dismissed. Accordingly,
IT
IS ORDERED THAT
1. The Presiding
Judges are unable to pronounce judgement in this matter. In light
thereof the appeal is postponed sine die for
adjudication by a Full
Court of this Division.
__________________________
DE
VOS J
JUDGE
OF THE HIGH COURT
I agree.
__________________________
TSHABALALA
AJ
ACTING
JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT
Dated at
PRETORIA
on
09 DECEMBER 2016
.