1 S v Zinn 1969 ........................................................................................... 2
2 S v Francis 1994 ....................................................................................... 2
3 R v Dhlamini 1955 ..................................................................................... 2
4 S v Henry 1999 ......................................................................................... 2
5 S v Trickett 1973 ....................................................................................... 2
6 Minister van Polisie v Ewels 1975................................................................. 3
7 S v Gaba 1981 .......................................................................................... 3
8 R v Canestra 1951 ..................................................................................... 3
9 S v Leeuw 1975 ........................................................................................ 3
10 R v Makali 1950 ..................................................................................... 4
11 Ex Parte die Minister van Justisie: in re S v Grotjohn 1970 .......................... 4
12 S v Daniels 1983 .................................................................................... 4
13 S v Mokgethi 1990 ................................................................................. 4
14 S v Fourie 2001 ..................................................................................... 5
15 R v Patel 1959 ....................................................................................... 5
16 Ex parte die Minister van Justisie: in re S v Van Wyk 1967 .......................... 5
17 S v Mogohlwane 1982 ............................................................................. 5
18 S v Goliath 1982 .................................................................................... 5
19 R v C 1952 ............................................................................................ 6
20 Queen v Smith 1900 ............................................................................... 6
21 S v Masilela 1968 ................................................................................... 6
22 S v Eadie 2002 ...................................................................................... 6
23 S v Kavin 1978 ...................................................................................... 7
24 S v Goosen 1989 .................................................................................... 7
25 S v Lungile 1999 .................................................................................... 7
26 S v Mtshiza 1970 ................................................................................... 7
27 S v De Oliveira 1993 ............................................................................... 8
28 S v De Blom 1977 .................................................................................. 8
29 S v Ngubane 1985 .................................................................................. 9
30 S v Ntuli 1975........................................................................................ 9
31 S v Chretien 1981 .................................................................................. 9
32 Amalgamated Beverage Industries Natal v Durban City Council1994........... 10
, 1 S v Zinn 1969
Principles dealt with:
1. Combination theory of punishment.
2. Using crime, criminal and interests of society to determine punishment.
3. Weighing severity of crime, criminal’s personal circumstances & interests of society
determines punishment.
Outline:
Appellant committed multiple instances of fraud over 8 years and was sentenced to 15 years
in jail.
Outcome:
Sentence reduced to 12 years.
2 S v Francis 1994
Principles dealt with:
1. Whether or not an act is a crime if it is not explicitly stated as such in a statute
Outline:
Accused absconded from treatment facility and was charged under an Act promulgated in
1971. A later act of 1992, however, repealed the 1971 act and did not contain any criminal
sanction or norm. Thus no criminal act was committed.
Outcome:
Conviction of accused was repealed.
3 R v Dhlamini 1955
Principles dealt with:
1. Automatism
Outline:
Accused dreamt he was being attacked and killed another person who happened to be nearby.
Outcome:
Accused was found not guilty.
4 S v Henry 1999
Principles dealt with:
1. Sane/ Insane Automatism
2. Court’s circumspection when dealing with this defence
Outline:
Divorced appellant drove to his ex’s house and killed her and her mother after an argument.
Appellant said he heard zinging noises and could not remember shooting his ex. Appellant
raised defence of sane automatism.
Outcome:
Appellant’s appeal was dismissed.
5 S v Trickett 1973
Principles dealt with:
1. Automatism
2. Using of automatism as defence
3. Onus of proof lies on accused to prove said automatism
Outline:
Appellant swerved her car into an oncoming vehicle. She was charged and convicted of
negligent driving. She appealed the conviction saying that she must have temporarily blacked
out, but provided no proof of this.
Outcome:
2 S v Francis 1994 ....................................................................................... 2
3 R v Dhlamini 1955 ..................................................................................... 2
4 S v Henry 1999 ......................................................................................... 2
5 S v Trickett 1973 ....................................................................................... 2
6 Minister van Polisie v Ewels 1975................................................................. 3
7 S v Gaba 1981 .......................................................................................... 3
8 R v Canestra 1951 ..................................................................................... 3
9 S v Leeuw 1975 ........................................................................................ 3
10 R v Makali 1950 ..................................................................................... 4
11 Ex Parte die Minister van Justisie: in re S v Grotjohn 1970 .......................... 4
12 S v Daniels 1983 .................................................................................... 4
13 S v Mokgethi 1990 ................................................................................. 4
14 S v Fourie 2001 ..................................................................................... 5
15 R v Patel 1959 ....................................................................................... 5
16 Ex parte die Minister van Justisie: in re S v Van Wyk 1967 .......................... 5
17 S v Mogohlwane 1982 ............................................................................. 5
18 S v Goliath 1982 .................................................................................... 5
19 R v C 1952 ............................................................................................ 6
20 Queen v Smith 1900 ............................................................................... 6
21 S v Masilela 1968 ................................................................................... 6
22 S v Eadie 2002 ...................................................................................... 6
23 S v Kavin 1978 ...................................................................................... 7
24 S v Goosen 1989 .................................................................................... 7
25 S v Lungile 1999 .................................................................................... 7
26 S v Mtshiza 1970 ................................................................................... 7
27 S v De Oliveira 1993 ............................................................................... 8
28 S v De Blom 1977 .................................................................................. 8
29 S v Ngubane 1985 .................................................................................. 9
30 S v Ntuli 1975........................................................................................ 9
31 S v Chretien 1981 .................................................................................. 9
32 Amalgamated Beverage Industries Natal v Durban City Council1994........... 10
, 1 S v Zinn 1969
Principles dealt with:
1. Combination theory of punishment.
2. Using crime, criminal and interests of society to determine punishment.
3. Weighing severity of crime, criminal’s personal circumstances & interests of society
determines punishment.
Outline:
Appellant committed multiple instances of fraud over 8 years and was sentenced to 15 years
in jail.
Outcome:
Sentence reduced to 12 years.
2 S v Francis 1994
Principles dealt with:
1. Whether or not an act is a crime if it is not explicitly stated as such in a statute
Outline:
Accused absconded from treatment facility and was charged under an Act promulgated in
1971. A later act of 1992, however, repealed the 1971 act and did not contain any criminal
sanction or norm. Thus no criminal act was committed.
Outcome:
Conviction of accused was repealed.
3 R v Dhlamini 1955
Principles dealt with:
1. Automatism
Outline:
Accused dreamt he was being attacked and killed another person who happened to be nearby.
Outcome:
Accused was found not guilty.
4 S v Henry 1999
Principles dealt with:
1. Sane/ Insane Automatism
2. Court’s circumspection when dealing with this defence
Outline:
Divorced appellant drove to his ex’s house and killed her and her mother after an argument.
Appellant said he heard zinging noises and could not remember shooting his ex. Appellant
raised defence of sane automatism.
Outcome:
Appellant’s appeal was dismissed.
5 S v Trickett 1973
Principles dealt with:
1. Automatism
2. Using of automatism as defence
3. Onus of proof lies on accused to prove said automatism
Outline:
Appellant swerved her car into an oncoming vehicle. She was charged and convicted of
negligent driving. She appealed the conviction saying that she must have temporarily blacked
out, but provided no proof of this.
Outcome:
