REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA HIGH COURT OF NAMIBIA MAIN DIVISION, WINDHOEK JUDGMENT Case no: CC 14 /2014 In the matter between: THE STATE and WILLEM TITUS ACCUSED Neutral citation: State v Titus (CC 14/2014) [2015] NAHCMD 9 (26 January 2016) Coram: USIKU J Heard: 25 August 2015;9-13 November 2015 Delivered: 26 January 2016 Flynotes: Plea- Guilty- Statement must contains all elements of offence and facts accused admits- Court must satisfy itself that accused admits all elements of offence- Criminal Procedure Act, 51 of 1977 section 11 2(2) Summary: Criminal law- robbery with aggravating circumstances- What constitute robbery- accused’s failure to testify- Where accused’s state of mind involved, court may have difficulty in finding in his favour if he fails to testify- Where direct evidence against accused, failure to testify will be a great risk
REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA HIGH COURT OF NAMIBIA MAIN DIVISION, WINDHOEK JUDGMENT Case no: CC 14 /2014 In the matter between: THE STATE and WILLEM TITUS ACCUSED Neutral citation: State v Titus (CC 14/2014) [2015] NAHCMD 9 (26 January 2016) Coram: USIKU J Heard: 25 August 2015;9-13 November 2015 Delivered: 26 January 2016 Flynotes: Plea- Guilty- Statement must contains all elements of offence and facts accused admits- Court must satisfy itself that accused admits all elements of offence- Criminal Procedure Act, 51 of 1977 section 11 2(2) Summary: Criminal law- robbery with aggravating circumstances- What constitute robbery- accused’s failure to testify- Where accused’s state of mind involved, court may have difficulty in finding in his favour if he fails to testify- Where direct evidence against accused, failure to testify will be a great risk
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