S v Bhulwana; S v Gwadiso
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s-v-bhulwana-s-v-gwadiso-200-5400054
title:
S v Bhulwana; S v Gwadiso
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In S v Bhulwana; S v Gwadiso, the Constitutional Court of South Africa established the unconstitutionality of a reverse onus provision applying to the offence of drug dealing under the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992. Under section 21(1)(a)(i) of the Act, accused persons found in possession of over 150 grams of dagga were presumed guilty of dealing in dagga unless their innocence was proved in court. Handing down a unanimous judgment on 29 November 1995, Justice Kate O'Regan held that this
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South African legal case
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2024-02-12T04:09:25Z
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