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Peter Mcintyre and others v the King

Eswatini, Kingdom of
Court of Appeal of Swaziland
National - higher court
Criminal
2002

All three appellants have appealed against their convictions. There is no appeal against the sentences, because of the mandatory provisions of the legislation in casu. The representative of the Crown conceded Accused No. 5's appeal, due to the unsatisfactory nature of the evidence against him, specifically. Since Accused No.

Chu v S.

South Africa
Gauteng
High Court
National - lower court
Criminal
2012

This is an appeal against a sentence. The appellant was charged with two counts:
1. Failing to declare the possession of 12 rhinoceros horns, contravening section 15(15)(b) read with section 1, 81, 87(1), and 95 of the Customs and Exice Act, No. 91 of 1964.

S v Ndlovu and Others (CC90/2017) [2018] ZAECGHC 123

South Africa
Eastern Cape
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

On 17 – 18 June 2016 at Bucklands Farm, in the district of Albany, in the course of which a white rhino known as Cambell, belonging to one Ian Steward, was darted with a tranquilizer gun and its horn removed, resulting in the death of the rhino. The police were working on Operation Full Moon as Rhino poaching was rife.

Mkhabela v S

South Africa
Gauteng
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2016

The appellants were convicted own their pleas of conspiring to commit an offence of illegal hunting of a rhinoceros, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition in the magistrate court. They were sentenced to 5 years imprisonment each for count 1 and 4 years imprisonment each for count 3.

Rex v Mcinitype and Others

Eswatini, Kingdom of
High Court of Eswatini
National - higher court
Criminal
2002

Accused persons were found guilty of unlawful possession of 2 horns in contravention of the Game Act. The Act prescribes that a person found guilty of the offence must either replace the game or compensate the full value of the property to the owner or government in cases where the owner cannot be established.

S v Ndlovu and Others

South Africa
Eastern Cape
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2019

The accused were previously convicted on various counts, by the same court and the matter came for sentencing on a later date. The Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1977, prescribes a discretionary minimum sentence of 15 years imprisonment per count for amounts of more than R500 000; for the ten counts on theft of rhino horns.

Ndwambi v The State

South Africa
Free State
Supreme Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2015

The appellant was found to have been complicit in the transaction where a fake rhino horn was sold in a police trap for R350 000. He was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. The appellant unsuccessfully appealed to the Free State High Court against his conviction and sentence.

Monnaamau v The State

Botswana
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2005

This a criminal appeal against the decision of the magistrate court in terms of which the appellant was convicted of contravening s 17(2) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act 1992 (No. 28 of 1992) and was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment.

Monnaamau v The State

Botswana
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2005

An appeal against the judgement of a Magistrate Court against the accused for excessive conviction for unlawful hunting of rhinos and insufficient evidence to sustain conviction. The appeal was dismissed as lacking merit and the decision of the Magistrate Court affirmed.

Qian and Others v People

Zambia
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

This was an appeal against the decision of the Magistrate’s court to convict and sentence the appellants for unlawful Possession of Prescribed Trophy Contrary to section 130(2) (a) and 86 of the Zambia Wildlife Act.

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