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South African criminal law is the body of national law relating to crime in South Africa.In the definition of Van der Walt et al., a crime is "conduct which common or statute law prohibits and expressly or impliedly subjects to punishment remissible by the state alone and which the offender cannot avoid by his own act once he has been convicted."
S v Francis is an important case in South African criminal law. It deals with that subdivision of the principle of legality known as the ius acceptum rule in statutory crimes: the rule stipulating that a court may convict an accused of a crime only if the type of act which he committed is recognised by the law—in this instance the statutory law as a crime.
The Criminal Law of Scotland. 1892. Pages 53 to 63. R A A McCall Smith and David Sheldon. "Offences against the administration of justice". Scots Criminal Law. Second Edition. Butterworths. 1997. Chapter 20. Pages 329 to 336. Christie (ed). Gerald H Gordon. "Offences against the Course of Justice". The Criminal Law of Scotland. Third Edition. W ...
5.1 Books. 5.2 Cases. ... In S v B is an important case in South African criminal law, ... S v B 1985 (2) [South African Law Reports|SA] 120 (A) Notes
The Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that governs criminal procedure in South Africa's legal system.It details the procedure for the whole system of criminal law, including search and seizure, arrest, the filing of charges, bail, the plea, the testimony of witnesses and the law of evidence, the verdict and sentence, and appeal.
S v Zinn, [1] an important case in South African criminal law, was heard in the Appellate Division by Steyn CJ, Ogilvie Thompson JA and Rumpff JA on March 21, 1969, with judgment handed down on March 31. H. Snitcher QC appeared for the appellant; for the state, AJ Lategan.