Open AccessTHE SINGULAR STATUTORY HOUSEBREAKING CRIME S v Slabb 2007 1 SACR 77 (C)
Author(s) -
Shan Hoctor
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
obiter (port elizabeth. online)/obiter (port elizabeth)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-555X
pISSN - 1682-5853
DOI - 10.17159/obiter.v29i1.13271
Subject(s) - commit , statutory law , criminology , political science , criticism , subject (documents) , law , function (biology) , psychology , computer science , library science , biology , database , evolutionary biology
If the common-law crime of housebreaking with intent to commit a crime has been criticized for its form and function, the statutory variation of the housebreaking crime, housebreaking with intent to commit a crime to the prosecutor unknown, has been even more controversial, and has been subject to widespread academic criticism. The validity of this offence arose for discussion in S v Slabb (2007 1 SACR 77 (C)) (also briefly discussed by Hoctor “Recent Cases: Specific Crimes” 2007 SACJ 78 87).