Skip to document content Skip to main menu Skip to search

Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa

The Supreme Court of Appeal is, except in respect of certain labour and competition matters, the second highest court in South Africa. In terms of the Constitution, it is purely an appeal court and may decide only appeals and issues connected with appeals. (Banner image by Ben Bezuidenhout).

Physical address

Cnr Mirriam Makeba & President Brand Streets, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301

Visit website

https://www.supremecourtofappeal.org.za/

2 judgments

Advanced search

All years

All months

Filters

Sort by:

2 judgments

Citation	Judgment date
February 1958
R v Masondo (32/58) [1958] ZASCA 2 (24 February 1958) Appellant’s possession conviction affirmed on inference from gold’s location and suspicious conduct; sentence upheld, leave to appeal granted. Criminal law – Possession of unwrought gold – Inference of possession from proximity and suspicious conduct – Evaluation of witness credibility and magistrate’s findings – Sentence of six months’ imprisonment with hard labour upheld – Leave to appeal granted; bail to stand.	24 February 1958
R v Zindela (142/58) [1958] ZASCA 1 (17 February 1958) Whether the accused’s confession was voluntary and, with possession of stolen money, supported conviction for robbery. Criminal law – Admissibility of confession – voluntariness and duress – credibility assessment of police and magistrate witnesses – possession of stolen property as corroboration of participation in robbery.	17 February 1958