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Nov 6, 2020 · The appropriate and proportionate sentence to be imposed in the circumstances following the conviction of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm is direct imprisonment for a period of three years. Order. In the result, the following order is made:-(1) The appellant’s appeal is upheld and succeeds to the extent set out below.
- South Africa: Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown - SAFLII
In the present case accused used a stick which is dangerous...
- South Africa: Free State High Court, Bloemfontein - SAFLII
The accused was sentenced to a fine of R1000 or 4 months...
- South Africa: Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown - SAFLII
Mar 22, 2019 · (c) involving the infliction of grievous bodily harm.” [16] Save for two developments, to which I shall revert below, the legislative history and the jurisprudence regarding the constitutional validity of this section are comprehensively described in S v Vilakazi 2012 (6) SA 353 (SCA). The issues which were highlighted in this judgment are ...
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charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The court held that because the sole basis for the plaintiff’s arrest in terms of section 40 (1) (b) s wa the arresting officer’s suspicion that the plaintiff had committed an assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, there was no reasonable ground for the
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The high court sentenced the appellant as follows: five years’ imprisonment for each of the two indecent assault convictions; five years’ imprisonment for the conviction of assault; 10 years’ imprisonment for the conviction of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and five years’ imprisonment for each of the three convictions of sexu...
on conviction of murder, attempted murder, rape, indecent assault or assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm with regard to a child; or. if a court makes a finding and gives a direction in terms of section 77 (6) or 78 (6) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act.
