THE STATE v GODKNOWS MUKWENA

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the High Court can review its own previous review decisions to clarify administrative disputes regarding sentence interpretation","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Previous review confirmations, dispute between prison authorities and accused"}
• {"issue_text":"How should concurrent sentences be calculated when one sentence has partially been served before the second sentence is imposed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"14-month sentence starting 8 Oct 2015, 15-year sentence starting 11 May 2016, 7 months served between dates"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the original concurrent sentence order should be amended to specify the remaining portion of the first sentence to run concurrently","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"7 months remaining on first sentence at time of second sentencing"}

Background