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S v Mthembu: 10 Apr 2008

Saflii (South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal) The evidence of an accomplice extracted through torture, (including real evidence derived from it), is inadmissible, even where the accomplice testifies years after the torture. The link was inextricable.

Cameron, Maya et Cachalia JJA
379/07, [2008] ZASCA 51, [2008] 3 All SA 159 (SCA), [2008] 4 All SA 517 (SCA), 2008 (2) SACR 407 (SCA)
Saflii
Commonwealth
Cited by:
CitedHer Majesty’s Advocate v P SC 6-Oct-2011
(Scotland) The appellant had been interviewed by police without being offered access to a solicitor. He complained that the interview and information obtained only through it had been used to found the prosecution.
Held: The admission of the . .

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International, Criminal Practice

Updated: 02 January 2022; Ref: scu.445168

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