R v Carto
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r-v-carto-236-12233967
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R v Carto
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R v Carto is an important case in South African law, heard in the Eastern Districts Local Division on March 12, 1917, with judgment handed down on March 17. Graham JP and Sampson J were the presiding officers. It is significant for its contribution to the principle of legality, with its stipulation that "to render any act criminal in our law, there must be some punishment affixed to the commission of the act," and that "where no law exists affixing such punishment there is no crime in law."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Carto
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2023-04-19T12:30:14Z
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