Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Du Toit, Pieter"

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    • Criminal procedure 

      Du Toit, Pieter (Juta, 2017)
      Section 342A(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 provides that a criminal court may conduct an investigation into delays in criminal proceedings. The section further provides for a number of factors that a court ...

    • Criminal procedure 

      Du Toit, Pieter (Juta, 2017)
      In Mogale v Minister of Safety and Security 2016 (2) SACR 682 (GP) the high court had dismissed an application sought by the appellants for an order setting aside certain search warrants issued by different magistrates (at ...

    • Criminal procedure: recent cases 

      Du Toit, Pieter (Juta, 2016)
      In Minister of Safety and Security v Van der Merwe 2011 (2) SACR 301 (CC) at paras [36]-[37] the Constitutional Court identified a number of legislative safeguards to ameliorate the effect of searches and seizures on ...

    • The role of remorse in sentencing 

      Du Toit, Pieter (NMMU, 2013)
      It has become an established feature of the South African sentencing practice to consider the level of remorse displayed by the accused (S v M (Centre for Child Law as Amicus Curiae) 2007 (2) SACR 539 (CC) par [115]). ...