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25 May 2012
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Summary: Criminal law - self-defence - appellant facing two counts of attempted murder arising from a shooting incident at a nightclub. Appellant's version reasonably possibly true.

ORDER:

On appeal from: Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley (Bosielo AJP and Majiedt J sitting as court of appeal).


The following order is made:


1. The appeal is upheld.

2. The order of the court below is set aside and the following order is substituted in its place:


‘The appeal is upheld and the convictions and sentences are set aside.'

 

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