Case Law[2022] ZAGPJHC 646South Africa
Zwane v S (A 40/2020) [2022] ZAGPJHC 646 (12 August 2022)
High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Johannesburg)
12 August 2022
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to identify him and or accused 1. This according to the appellant contributes to his argument that the complainant and Mr Mboweni are falsely implicating him and accused 1. They were all drunk and the complainant and Mboweni were still angry that the appellant claimed the cell phone for compensation of the spilled beer. This altercation which was over the spilled beer occurred at approximately 14:00 pm.[26] The complainant and Mboweni were been spiteful and vengeful. [27]
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF
SOUTH AFRICA
(GAUTENG LOCAL
DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG)
CASE
NO: A 40/2020
COURT
A QUO
CASE NO:
REPORTABLE: NO
OF INTEREST TO OTHER
JUDGES: NO
REVISED.
12/08/202
In the matter between:
ZWANE PHIKELA ZINJA
APPELLANT
And
THE
STATE
RESPONDENT
JUDGEMENT
MATSEMELA
AJ
(DLAMINI J CONCURRING):
[1]
Mr Phikela Zinja Zwane (the appellant) appeared in the Johannesburg
RegionaI Court
on the 17 April 2018 on a charge of robbery with
aggravating circumstances as described in Section 1 of Act 51 of 1977
and read
with further with section 51 (2) of Act 105 of 1997.
[2]
The appellant appeared as accused 2 during trial and Mr Lebabalo
Khumalo appeared
as accused 1.
[1]
The charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances was put to the
appellant and his co accused and they pleaded not guilty.
[2]
They elected not to provide any plea explanation as described in
terms of section 115 of Act 51 of 1977
[3]
[3]
The
court
a quo
proceeded to explain to them, content and effect of
section 51
(2) of
the
Criminal Law Amendment Act, 105 of 1997
. This statute is also
known as the 'Prescribed Minimum Penalty' Act.
[4]
The court also explained the accused's rights during the trial and
particularly their right to cross examination.
[5]
[4]
The appellant and his co accused were convicted of the said charge on
25 April 2018.
[6]
On 24 May 2018, accused 1 was sentenced to 13 years direct
imprisonment and the appellant to 15 years direct imprisonment. Both
were deemed unfit to possess fire arms and as described in section
103 of Act 60 of 2000.
[7]
[5]
The appellant applied for leave to appeal against conviction and
sentence on 26 March
2019, 13 June 2019 and 26 July 2019. He was
granted leave to appeal by the
court
a quo
in October 2019 against his conviction and sentence.
[8]
This appeal, is against conviction and sentence.
GROUNDS OF APPEAL ON
CONVICTION
[6]
The appellant raised the following grounds in his application to
appeal regarding
his conviction;
6.1
That the state did not prove its case beyond reasonable doubt;
6.2
That the state witnesses were not reliable and contradicted
themselves and or each other;
6.3
That his identity as the culprit in the said armed robbery of the
complainant was never firmly or correctly
established by the
independent proven facts
;
6.4.
That his version put to the state witnesses was that the
complainant’s cell phone was kept by him in lieu
of
compensation of a spilled glass/glass bottle of beer was fair,
reliable, reasonable and should have been accepted by the
court
a quo
6.5.
That the complainant did not testify and as a result the independent
proven facts do not support a conviction against
him
.
6.6.
That the conviction should rather have been for contravening section
36 of Act 62 of 1955, namely unlawful possession
of suspected stolen
property.
[9]
EVIDENCE
Mr
Mboweni
[7]
The
evidence of Mr Mboweni (Mboweni) was that the complainant, Mr
Shingange
(Shingange)
and himself were walking together in the area of Jeppetown on 2
December 2016. It was approximately 16:30pm when he
and his friend,
Shingange, proceeded towards the George Koch train station. They
stopped to buy
'mielies'
[10]
[8]
It is worth noting that the prosecutor had addressed the
court
a quo
at the start of the trial and had informed the
court
a quo
that Shingange, will not be testifying in the trial because his
employer would not release him.
[11]
[9]
While they were buying ‘
mielies'
two unknown suspects approached them and one of the two suspects
pointed them with a fire arm. They were searched by the suspects
at
gunpoint. Mboweni managed to flee and left Shingange behind. He was
able to observe from a small distance of 20 meters away
that the
suspects continued to rob the complainant at gun point. The suspects
robbed Shingange of his cell phone.
[12]
He testified that accused 1 was the one who possessed the fire arm
and pointed it at them
[13]
and he also searched him.
[10]
After Shingange was robbed his cell phone, he approached him and they
decided to follow the suspects who were running towards
“the
shacks”. Mboweni then pointed out both the appellant and his co
accused in court as the said suspects.
[14]
[11]
They then saw a police van patrolling the vicinity and they quickly
approached the police for
assistance. With the assistance from the
police, accused 1 was apprehended and arrested. The appellant was
only arrested about
two days later.
[15]
[12]
Mboweni confirmed that at some stage while following the said
suspects, he lost sight of them.
[16]
He was able to recognize accused 1 and the appellant from the clothes
they wore and their different skin colour.
[17]
Mboweni stated he was present when the appellant was later
arrested.
[18]
[13]
He denied under cross examination that he had mistaken the times of
the said robbery and that
the armed robbery did not occur at 16: 30
pm but sometime earlier. He further denied that the description of
accused 1's clothing
as he testified to is not only incorrect but
contradicted by other state witnesses.
[19]
[14]
He managed to ran away as Accused 1 was searching him he had at that
point in time placed the
fire arm in his waist (pants).
[20]
[15]
Mboweni recalled that the complainant's phone was a 'Samsung"
and was not present when the
complainant identified his phone to
police.
[21]
[16]
Accused 1 put the following to Mboweni which he denied:
16.1
That he was present in the area that same day and he was consuming
alcohol. He then encountered Mboweni and Shingange. The
complainant
and himself argued about the fact that the complainant had knocked
over accused 1's beer bottle. The beer spilled over
and argument
between them ensued.
[22]
16.2
Accused 1 disputed that he was ever in possession of any fire arm and
certainly did not point Shingange and Mboweni with a
fire arm.
[23]
16.3
That when Shingange had spilled his beer and an argument ensued,
Shingange then ran away and in the process his cell phone
fell out of
his pocket. The appellant then picked up the complainant's phone and
told Shingange that he will receive his cell phone
back after he pays
for the spilled beer.
[24]
16.4
That Shingange and himself are not reliable and trustworthy witnesses
as pertaining to the identity of the suspects because
their evidence
in certain respects is contradicted by other state witnesses. This
can only mean that they had identified the wrong
suspects.
[25]
16.5
That a formal identity parade was never held to identify him and or
accused 1. This according to the appellant contributes
to his
argument that the complainant and Mr Mboweni are falsely implicating
him and accused 1. They were all drunk and the complainant
and
Mboweni were still angry that the appellant claimed the cell phone
for compensation of the spilled beer. This altercation which
was over
the spilled beer occurred at approximately 14:00 pm.
[26]
The complainant and Mboweni were been spiteful and vengeful.
[27]
16.6
That after they collected the complainant's phone, he and accused 1
returned to the same tavern/place where the said altercation
occurred.
[28]
16.7
His police statement contradicts some of his evidence. In his
statement, he states that he was present when the complainants’
cell phone was recovered.
[29]
[17]
According to him the robbery occurred at approximately 16:30pm and
they followed the suspects
for about two hours, at about 18: 30 pm
they pointed out the suspects to the patrolling police
.
[30]
He had no knowledge of one of the arresting officers contradicting
him on the issue of time as to when accused 1 was arrested by
them
and the time of the robbery. According to this arresting officer the
incident occurred at about 14: 30pm and that is when
the report was
made.
[31]
That accused 1 was arrested at approximately 16: 40pm
.
[32]
[18]
In re-examination Mboweni confirmed that about two days later, he had
identified the appellant
to the investigating officer in his office
in the presence of several other people. No formal identity parade
was then needed.
[33]
Constable Mgangandeli
[19]
Cst R Mgagandeli testified that on 2 December 2016 he was patrolling
the area of Jeppe's town
with his colleague.
[34]
They had received information from the community that a person was
robbed. They reached the victim who identified himself to him
as Mr
Shingange. Shingange then pointed out accused 1 as one of the robbers
who had robbed him earlier on.
[35]
[20]
He stated further that Shingange was at the time with other members
of the community.
[36]
That Shingange was not intoxicated as alleged by the appellant and
his co accused.
[37]
[21]
Shingange told him that he was robbed of his cell phone. He was not
present when the appellant
was arrested.
[22]
In cross examination by accused 1 he insisted that the suspect that
they arrested was wearing
red tekkies blue jeans and blue T-shirt.
However it was put to him that the other state witness said he was
wearing black clothes.
[38]
[23]
According to him accused 1 was arrested at 16: 40pm and had no
knowledge of the state witness
saying it was 18:30.
[39]
[24]
He confirmed that the complainant and Mr Mboweni had arrested accused
1 and handed him over to
them.
[40]
Sergeant Makamu
[25]
Sergeant Makamu testified that he is the investigating officer in the
matter.
[41]
He noted that the content of his criminal docket only reflected the
arrest of accused 1. After perusing the said criminal docket
he had
noted that there was a second suspect involved in the armed robbery
on 2 December 2016.
[42]
[26]
He noted that the second suspect was known as 'Zinza’. He
investigated the whereabouts
of the person 'Zinza'. He enquired from
the community members at accused 1 home address and he received the
appellants address.
He found the appellant at the said address and
the appellant introduced himself as Zwane. He then questioned the
appellant. He
confirmed the community calls him ‘Zinza’.
[27]
At some stage while questioning the appellant in his police office
the complainant and other
witnesses arrived. The complainant
immediately pointed to the appellant as his assailant.
[43]
The appellant then provided Sergeant Makamu with a cell phone number
of a person who was in possession of the complainant's cell
phone.
[44]
[28]
A meeting was arranged with the person in possession of the
complainant's cell phone. This person
did not appear at the allocated
meeting spot but send another person with the said cell phone.
[45]
[29]
He further explained that a formal identity parade was not arranged
or held because the complainant
had already identified the appellant
in his office.
[30]
In cross examination of Sergeant Makamu by accused 1, he identified
the name of 'Zinza"
in the police investigation diary. He
confirms he did not mention this in any statement. He confirms he did
not make this entry
in the diary. The arresting officer made the
entry.
[46]
[31]
The following were put by the appellant and were denied by Sergeant
Makamu:
31.1
That he had confused 'Zinza' for "Zwane" and these names
represent two different people. As a result, the appellant
who is
Zwane' was mistaken for the real culprit 'Zinza' This was denied by
Sergeant Makamu.
[47]
Sergeant Makamu denied accused 1's version that he told Makamu that
the appellant was known as Zinza. He insisted he found the
name of
Zinza as an entry by the arresting officer in the police diary.
[48]
31.2
That he was specifically brought to Makamu's office for the
complainant to identify him and he was misled to accompany Sergeant
Makamu to his office. Sergeant Makamu denied this and insisted he had
no idea that the complainant will also arrive at his office.
[49]
31.3
That he took himself to the police station after he had heard that
accused 1 was arrested for robbery of the cell phone. He
was
concerned that accused 1 was arrested for this cell phone because he
had kept this cell phone as compensation for the spilled
beer and had
in turn handed it to his cousin for safe keeping. At the police
station he was told that so no such robbery case exists.
He decided
to rather wait for police to come to him.
[50]
31.4
That there never was any robbery of any kind. There was only a
squabble about spilled beer. The complainant dropped his cell
while
running away from the squabble. He collected the phone in lieu of
compensation of the spilled beer.
[51]
[32] The appellant and
his co- accused both moved section 174 applications for discharge and
acquittal. They argued that their identity
was never established and
that far too many contradictions appeared within the state's case and
these contradictions were of a
material nature. The State’s
case was of such a weak and lame nature that the appellant and his co
accused were not required
to respond to the states weak case. This
application was dismissed by the court a quo.
[33]
The
appellant and accused 1 elected neither to testify in their defense
nor to call defense witnesses. They both closed their cases
without
leading any evidence.
[52]
AD
CONVICTION
[34]
In
S
v Hadebe
[53]
the Court says the following:
"Before
considering these submissions it would be as well to recall yet again
that there are well established principles governing
the hearing of
appeals against finding of facts. In short in the absence of
demonstrable and material misdirection by the trial
court, its
findings of fact are presumed to be correct and wilt only be
disregarded if the recorded evidence shows them to be clearly
wrong,
The reason why this deference is shown by appellate courts to factual
findings of the trial court is so well known that
restatement is
unnecessary'’
[35]
Two significant legal principles appear in the facts of this matter.
The first one is that of
the issue of identity of the said suspects
and the second is the fact that neither the appellant nor accused 1
chose to testify
in their own case or lead evidence of any nature.
[36]
The question of identity must be considered together with the
arguments raised by the appellant,
namely, that the state witnesses
contradicted themselves in material respects. The appellant provided
a version placing
himself at the
crime scene and in the company of the complainant and Mboweni. The
appellant admits been in possession of the complainant's
cell phone
but justifies it that he had no intention to commit theft or robbery
of the said phone. This is further compounded by
the fact that the
appellant elected not to testify in his own defence or lead any
evidence.
[37]
Mboweni was a single witness whose evidence is regulated in terms of
section 208 of Act 51 of
1977. A conviction can follow on the
evidence of a single witness and as long as the evidence of the said
single witness is satisfactory
in all material respects. Independent
corroboration for the evidence of the single witness contributes to
the relaxing of the cautionary
rule applicable to single eye witness
evidence.
[54]
[38]
In
Sv
Sauls
[55]
the following was said:
'There is no rule of
thumb test or formula to apply when it comes to a consideration of
the credibility of the single witness. The
trial Judge will weigh his
evidence, consider its merits and demerits and, having done so,
decide whether it is trustworthy and
whether, despite the fact that
there are shortcomings or defects or contradictions in the testimony
he is satisfied that the truth
has been told.’
[39]
The identity of suspects must also be treated with caution and
especially identity from single
eye witnesses. In S v Mthtetwa
[56]
it was said:
"Because
of the fallibility of human observation* evidence of Identification
is approached by the courts with some caution.
It is not enough for
the identifying witness to be honest: the reliability of his
observation must also be tested. This depends
on various factors,
such as lighting, visibility and eyesight, the proximity of the
witness, his opportunity for observation, both
as to time and
situation, the extent of his prior knowledge of the accused, the
mobility of the scene, corroboration, suggestibility,
the accused’s’
face, voice, build, gait, and dress....These factors must be weighed
one against the other in the light
of the totality of the evidence
and the probabilities.”
[57]
[40]
I am of the view that not every mistake or contradiction made by a
witness negates the said witness's
evidence as a whole.
Contradictions must be carefully considered with all the other
independent proven facts.
[41]
In Sv Mkohle
[58]
the following was said:
“
Contradictions
per se do not lead to the rejection of a witness’s evidence,
they may simply be indicative of an error. Not
every error made by a
witness affects his credibility. In each case the trier of fact has
to make an evaluation, taking into account
such matters as the nature
of contradictions, their number and importance and their bearing on
other parts of the witness's evidence”.
[42]
In Sithole v S
[59]
the following was said:
“
It
is trite that not every error made by a witness will affect his or
her credibility. It is the duty of the trier of fact to weigh
up and
assess all contradictions, discrepancies and other defects in the
evidence and in the end to decide whether the totality
of the
evidence the state has proved the guilt of the accused beyond
reasonable doubt. The trier of fact also has to take into
account the
circumstances under which the observations were made and the
different
vantage
points
of witnesses, the reasons for the contradictions and the effect of
the contradictions with regard to the reliability and
credibility of
the witness.”
[43]
The contradictions between Cst Mgagandeli and
Mboweni regarding the times of the robbery, the times of accused 1
arrest and the
clothing description of the suspects were not
material. This is further supported by the appellants own version
that he himself
places himself at the crime scene and in the company
of Shingange and Mboweni.
[44]
The question of whether the said contradictions are material or not
becomes completely irrelevant
when the appellant places the issue out
of dispute by placing himself at the crime scene at approximately the
same time as the
occurrence of the armed robbery and furthermore in
the company of the complainant and Mboweni. The appellant admits
possession
of the complaints’ cellphone.
[45]
The appellant attempted to justify his possession of the cell phone
by fabricating a version
of the spilled beer. This version was denied
by all the state witnesses. The appellant elects not to testify to
explain the version
of the spilled beer.
[46]
The independent proven facts show that the appellant and accused 1
had robbed the complainant
in execution of a common purpose. The
independent proven facts show that aggravating circumstances were
present during the course
of this robbery, namely the use of a fire
arm was wielded during the robbery.
[47]
The appellant attempted to confuse the issue of identity even further
by arguing with the investigating
officer that he had confused two
different people, namely Zinza and Zwane. This too was a futile
exercise which was negated by
the appellants own version of placing
himself at the crime scene, in the company of the complainants an
admitting possession of
the complainant's cell phone
[48]
There is absolutely no point in arguing that a formal identity parade
must be held when firstly
identification of the suspects was
established during the arrest of the suspects and secondly when the
appellant himself places
identity out of dispute with his version of
events. I am of the view that the response about the identity parade
by Sergeant Makamu
is correct. An identity parade was not required
because an identification of both suspects had already occurred.
Identification
parade only occurs when there is no identity
whatsoever of the suspects in the docket pending consideration for
enrollment and
or prosecution.
[49]
The question of an accused's right of silence and his right to elect
whether to testify or not
must be considered with all the independent
proven facts of the state's case during the trial.
[50]
The accused has a right to be silence and to be presumed innocent
before and during the trial,
The pre-trial right to silence under
sect 35(1) (a) of Act 108 of 1996 must be distinguished from the
right of silence during the
trial in terms of sect 35(3)(h) of Act
108 of 1996. No adverse inference can be drawn from an accused
exercising his right to silence
before the trial commences. But this
right to silence undergoes a change when the trial commences and the
state leads evidence
which in turn is tested and proven in cross
examination.
[51]
It was stated clearly in the constitutional case of
S
v Thebus and Another
[60]
that an arrested person certainly has a right to silence and is not
required to say or do anything but this right of silence is
weighed
up with the state's evidence in the trial and if found lacking
carries detrimental consequences for the accused.
[52]
In
Osman and Another v Attorney General Transvaal
098 (11)
BCLR 1362
CC at paragraph 22:
'Our legal system is
an adversarial one. Once the prosecution has produced evidence
sufficient to establish a prima facie case,
an accused who fails to
produce evidence to rebut that case is at risk.’
[53]
In
S
v Boesak
[61]
the following was said:
The right to remain
silent has application at different stages of a criminal prosecution.
An arrested person is entitled to remain
silent and may not be
compelled to make any confession or admission that could be used in
evidence against that person. It arises
again at the trial stage when
an accused has the right to be presumed innocent, to remain
silent and not testify during proceedings.
The fact that an accused
person is under no obligation to testify does not mean that there are
no consequences attaching to a decision
to remain silent during the
trial„ if there is evidence calling for an answer and an
accused parson chooses to remain silent
in the face of such evidence,
a court may well be entitled to conclude that the evidence is
sufficient in the absence of an explanation
to prove guilt of the
accused.”
[54]
The
court a quo
was correct to dismiss the application for
section 174 discharge. The evidence of the state's case was
independently corroborated
and the appellants own version
corroborated the states independent facts.
[55]
The appellant erred when he chose not
to testify to explain his version of the ‘spilled beer' and
that he was only keeping
the complainants cellphone in lieu of
compensation of his 'spilled beer'. He had to explain that he had
never sold this cellphone
to anybody. He should have called his
cousin to testify that he had handed this cell phone to him merely
for safe keeping and no
other reason.
[56]
The court
a qou
was correct when it stated in its judgment
that all versions must be repeated under oath and tested in cross
examination before
any court can accept any fact(s) and in turn
attach evidentiary weight to the said evidence. Versions put to state
witnesses must
be repeated under oath and be tested in cross
examination before any party can argue that the truth was told and
such a witness
is in turn trustworthy and reliable. If this is not
done then the risk would be that the opposing parties' evidence which
was tested
in cross examination may be accepted as conclusive.
[57]
The fact that the complainant did not testify does not automatically
mean that a conviction could
not follow. In order for a conviction to
follow the state must show that there are independent proven facts
beyond
reasonable doubt showing the
accused's guilt. These independent facts can be circumstantial or
other direct evidence. Inferences
can also be drawn from all the
independent proven facts as described in the case of
R
v Blom
1939 AD 188.
[58]
In the
court a quo
the state proved beyond reasonable doubt
that Shingange existed, was robbed by the appellant and co accused at
gun point and the
police even recorded a statement from him which was
used by defense in cross examination of state witnesses. The
appellant himself
in his own version confirms the existence and
presence of the complainant.
[59]
It is my view that the appellant was correctly convicted and that the
learned magistrate's judgment
is sound in law and well-reasoned. The
appellants’ application against conviction stands to be
dismissed.
AD SENTENCE
[60]
The appellant had noted in his notice to appeal against sentence
that:
(a) That the effective
term of direct imprisonment of fifteen years is strikingly
inappropriate and shocking;
(b) That another court
would have imposed a lesser sentence because he had shown substantial
and compelling factors to allow for
a deviation from the prescribed
sentence of fifteen years
(c) That the
court a
quo
overlooked his personal circumstances;
(d) That the
court a
quo
overemphasized the seriousness of the offence and the
prevalence of the offence;
[61]
The principles of the prescribed minimum sentence act, Act 105 of
1997 find application in this
matter. The court
a
qou
applied principles of the triad as stated in
S
v Zinn
.
[62]
I am of the view that the
court
a quo
correctly took cognisance of the crime, the criminal, the interests
of society, deterrence, retribution and punishment.
[63]
[62]
The
court
a quo
took into account that
[64]
he
was young 33 years old, lived with the mother of his 8 year old child
before his arrest. He is the bread winner, had 'peace jobs'
and was
earning about R2000 per month. He has grade 11 schooling and was in
custody for one year and 6 months
[65]
[63]
The
court a qou
also took into account as aggravating that
this was serious offence and prevalent. The appellant showed no true
remorse. The complainant
must have suffered some level of trauma in
spite of the fact that he did not testify. The appellant has previous
convictions and
the appellant is undeterred by his previous 'brushes'
with the law. The appellant acted together with accused 1 and in
execution
of a common purpose and accused 1 used a dangerous weapon
to commit this violent crime and this fire arm was never recovered.
[64]
The
court
a qou
gave careful consideration to the legal principles of the prescribed
minimum sentence Act, 105 of 1997.
[66]
It correctly mentioned the well-known case of
S
v Malgas.
This SCA matter states clearly that the provisions of the prescribed
act cannot be departed from for 'flimsy' reasons. The legislatures’
intention in this regard cannot be over looked or disregarded.
[65]
Balancing of all the aggravating and mitigating factors will
determine whether the appellant
has shown substantial and compelling
grounds to allow for a deviation of the prescribed sentence of
fifteen years direct imprisonment
for all first offenders convicted
in terms of an offence described in part 2 of schedule 2, section 51
(2) of Act 105 of 1997.
[66]
The
court
a qou
was correct to reason that the appellants’ personal factors
either individually or collectively do not amount to substantial
and
compelling grounds. As a result, a deviation from the prescribed
provisions cannot occur.
[67]
[67]
The fact that the appellant was financially supporting his family
does not necessarily mean that
this factor alone allows for a
deviation from the prescribed minimum sentence act. The appellant in
this matter is not the 'primary
care giver' as described in the
constitutional case of
S
v M
[68]
There are No sufficient facts on record to suggest that the appellant
was and is a primary care giver.
[68]
No social workers report was submitted by the appellant to show he
was the primary care giver.
In
S
v M
supra the constitutional court stated that a 'primary care giver' is
a person who tends to the needs of a minor child on a daily
basis and
not just from time to time, This includes basic needs like
transportation to school, doing homework, going to the doctor.
[69]
[69]
The appellant cannot be allowed to justify his conviction and
behaviour by tempting to escape
the full consequences of the law by
using a false and misleading defense of been a ‘primary care
giver'
.
[70]
It
is my view that the term of direct imprisonment of fifteen years
imposed by the
court
a quo
is not only just and fair but does not induce a sense of shock
.
[71]
[70]
My view is that the
court a qou
did not commit any
irregularity when sentencing the appellant. The
court a qou
had correctly considered all the applicable facts and the law.
S v
Salzwedel and Others.
199 (2) SACR 586
SCA at 588 a-b
The Appeal
Court stated that a court of appeal may only interfere with the
sentence of the
court a quo
in a case where the court a quo
imposed a sentence which is disturbingly inappropriate or it is clear
that the
court a quo
did not apply its mind appropriately to
all the facts.
[71]
Having said that I therefore make the following order
ORDER
The
appeal against the conviction and sentence is dismissed
.
MOLEFE
MATSEMELA
Acting
Judge of the High Court
Gauteng
Local Division, Johannesburg
I concur
JABU DLAMINI
Judge
of the High Court
Gauteng
Local Division, Johannesburg
Date of
hearing:
09 MAY 202
Date of
judgment:
12 AUGUST 2022
APPEARANCES:
For the
Appellant
Adv L Musekwa
Instructed
by
Legal Aid Johannesburg
For the
Respondent
Adv M Papachristoforou
Instructed
by
DPP Johannesburg
[1]
Record:
Vol 2 - page 21
[2]
Record:
vol 2 pages 22 - 23
[3]
Record:
Vol 2 pages 23 -24
[4]
Record:
Vol 2 page 23
[5]
Record:
Vol 2 pages 24-25
[6]
Record:
Vol 3 page 147 'S' lines 24 -25
[7]
Record:
vol 1 pages 1 'OO', 1 'RR Vol 3 pages 177 -181
[8]
Record:
Vol 1 page 1 TT
[9]
Record:
Vol 3 pages 201 206
[10]
Record:
Vol 2 pages 25-33
[11]
Record:
Vol 2 pages 20-21
[12]
Record:
Vol 2 page 26, 31
[13]
Record:
Vol 2 page 32 lines 2 -5, 39
[14]
Record:
Vol 2 page 27 Iines 10-19
[15]
Record:
Vol 2 pages 28 -29; 31
[16]
Record:
Vol 2 page 28 lines 15- 25
[17]
Record:
Vol 2 page 29 -31
[18]
Record:
Vol 2 page 32 lines 10 — 13
[19]
Record:
Vol 2 page 34- 37
[20]
Record:
Vol 2 page 40
[21]
Record:
Vol 2 page 44-45
[22]
Record:
Vol 2 page 48 lines 1- 10
[23]
Record:
Vol 2 page 49
[24]
Record;
Vol 2 page 50
[25]
Record:
Vol 2 page 62 lines 19 -24
[26]
Record:
Vol 2 page 63
[27]
Record:
Vol 2 pages 60-64
[28]
Record:
Vol 2 page 64
[29]
Record:
vol 2 pages 52 - 65, 54
[30]
Record:
Vol 2 page 56, 58
[31]
Record:
Vol 2 page 58 - 61
[32]
Record:
Vol 2 page 59
[33]
Record:
Vol 2 page 66
[34]
Record:
Vol 2 pages 70 -78
[35]
Record:
vol 2 page 72
-73
[36]
Record:
Vol 2 page 74
-75
[37]
Record:
Vol 2 page 75
[38]
Record:
Vol 2 page 81-82
[39]
Record:
vol 2 page
80-81
[40]
Record:
vol 2 page 86 - 87
[41]
Record:
Vol 2 page 92
[42]
Record:
Vol 2 page 93
[43]
Record:
Vol 2 page 96-97
[44]
Record:
Vol 2 page 96 lines 19-25
[45]
Record:
Vol 2 page 97
[46]
Record:
Vol 3 page "101- 103
[47]
Record:
Vol 3 page 105
[48]
Record:
Vol 3 page 108
[49]
Record:
Vol 2 page 120
[50]
Record:
Vol 3 page 122
[51]
Record:
Vol 3 page 123
[52]
Record:
Vol 3 pages136 -138
[53]
1998 (1) SACR 422
at 426 para a-b
[54]
S
V SAULS
1981 3 SA 172
A at page 181
[55]
1981 (3) SA 172
at page 181
[56]
1972
3 SA 766
A AT 768 A
[57]
S
v CHARZEN AND MSIBI
2006 2 ALL SA 371
SCA
S
v MEHLAPE
1963 2 SA 29
A; S v MAJIAME 1999 1 SACR 204 0
[58]
1990 (1) SACR 95
PARA B-C
[59]
[2007] JOL 18374
(SCA) at para 7
[60]
[2003] ZACC 12
;
2003 (2) SACR 319
[61]
[2000] ZACC 25
;
2001 (1) BCLR 36
CC at page 36 parag 24: See also
S V SCHOLTZ
1996 (2) SACR 49
NK; S V BROWN1996 (2)
SACR
49 NK; S V FRANCIS 1991(1) SACR 198 A; S V HLONGWA
2006 JOL 16648
T
[62]
1969
(2) SA 537
A; See Record: Vol 3 pages 164
[63]
Record:
Vol 3 pages 164-174
[64]
Record:
Vol 3 pages 164-165
[65]
Record:
Vol 3 pages 166 -167
[66]
Record:
Vol 3 pages 167 — 171
[67]
Record:
Vol 3 page 172
[68]
[2007] ZACC 18
;
2008
(3) SA 232
CC at page 251 parg 28 and 30
[69]
S
v M SUPRA at page 251 parg 28 and 30
[70]
S
V M supra at page 253 paragraph 34
[71]
S
V KOPSANI AND ANOTHER
2019 (2) SACR 53
ECG S V MAKHOKHA
2019
(2) SACR 198
CC
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