S v Singo

S v Singo
CourtConstitutional Court of South Africa
Full case name Maluto Singo v The State
Decided12 June 2002 (2002-06-12)
Citations[2002] ZACC 10, 2002 (4) SA 858 (CC), 2002 (8) BCLR 793 (CC)
Case history
Appealed fromVenda Division
Court membership
Judges sittingChaskalson CJ, Langa DCJ, Ackermann, Goldstone, Kriegler, Madala, Ngcobo, O'Regan & Sachs JJ, Du Plessis & Skweyiya AJJ
Case opinions
Decision byNgcobo

S v Singo is an important case in South African criminal procedure, heard in the Constitutional Court on 12 March 2002, with judgment delivered on 12 June 2002. The presiding officers were Chaskalson CJ, Langa DCJ, Ackermann J, Goldstone J, Kriegler J, Madala J, Ngcobo J, O'Regan J, Sachs J, Du Plessis AJ and Skweyiya AJ. JG Wasserman SC (with A. Louw) appeared for the applicant at the request of the Court, and JA van S d'Oliveira SC (with AL Collopy and R. Sampson) for the State.