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S v Majoro (2310/2003) [2004] ZAFSHC 53 (3 June 2004)

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Criminal Law — Self-defence — Plea of guilty — Accused claiming self-defence after stabbing — Court not accepting plea and finding accused guilty without further evidence — Accused's conviction set aside. The accused, a 16-year-old male, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after admitting to stabbing the complainant with a knife, but later claimed he acted in self-defence. The trial court did not accept this claim and convicted him based solely on the guilty plea. The High Court reviewed the case and set aside the conviction, noting the lack of consideration for the self-defence argument.

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S v Majoro (2310/2003) [2004] ZAFSHC 53 (3 June 2004)

IN DIE
HOOGGEREGSHOF VAN SUID-AFRIKA
(ORANJE-VRYSTAATSE
PROVINSIALE AFDELING)
Hersiening
Nr. 2310/2003
In
die hersiening tussen:
DIE
STAAT
En
DANIëL
MAHLOMOLA MAJORO
___________________________________________________________
CORAM:
LOMBARD
et
WRIGHT, RR
___________________________________________________________
UITSPRAAK
DEUR:
WRIGHT, R
___________________________________________________________
GELEWER
OP:
3 JUNIE 2004
___________________________________________________________
Die beskuldigde, ‘n 16-jarige man, is skuldig bevind
aan aanranding met die opset om ernstig te beseer.
Dit blyk dat hy skuldig gepleit het
en erken het dat hy die klaer met ‘n mes gesteek het, maar daarna
te kenne gegee dat hy in selfverdediging
opgetree het. Die hof
a
quo
het nie die
pleit aanvaar nie, maar in terme van die bepalings van artikel 113
van Wet 51 van 1977 opgetree. Ten spyte van die feit
dat geen
verdere getuienis aangebied is nie, is die beskuldigde skuldig bevind
aan dié oortreding.
‘
n Afskrif van ‘n memorandum wat ontvang is van die
Direkteur van Openbare Vervolgings, waarmee saamgestem word, word
hierby aangeheg.
Bygevolg word die skuldigbevinding tersyde gestel.
________________
G.F. WRIGHT, R
EK STEM SAAM
__________________
D.J. LOMBARD, R
/scd

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