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    CRIMINAL LAW B

    CRIMINAL LAW B
    Specific Crimes

    THE CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMES


    See: CR Snyman Criminal Law 5th ed (2008)

    THE CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMES


    1. classification according to the origin of the offence i.e. common law / statute; and 2. classification according to the interests protected.

    Traditional tripartite division of crimes:


    1. Crimes against the State and Community generally 2. Crimes against Person 3. Crimes against Property.

    Snymans Classification:
    1. 2. Crimes against the State & Administration of Justice Crimes against the Community
    Sexual Crimes Family Public Welfare

    3.

    Crimes against the Person


    Life Bodily Integrity (incl. sexual offences) Dignity & Reputation Freedom of Movement

    4.

    Crimes against Property


    Appropriation etc. Fraud etc. Damage to Property.

    Deficiencies of Classification
    According to Snyman usually more than one interest being infringed by the crime in question e.g. Robbery Snyman suggests crimes be classified according to the dominant interests which are protected, or the interests to which such crimes generally relate.

    COMMON LAW & STATUTORY CRIMES


    Origins of the Common Law see Burchell & Hunt South African Criminal Law and Procedure, Vol I: General Principles 2 ed (1983) chapter 2

    Common Law & Statutory Law:


    where the Legislature makes provision for what is already a crime under the existing law, the common law is not repealed, unless the intention to repeal it is clear from the express words of the legislature, or by necessary implication from the language used. (R v Roberts 1908 TS 279 at 283)

    Common Law & Statutory Law:


    Now provided for by S.336 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977: Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under two or more statutory provisions or is an offence against a statutory provision and the common law, the person guilty of such act or omission shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be liable to be prosecuted and punished under either statutory provision or, as the case may be, under the statutory provision or the common law, but shall not be liable to more than one punishment for the act or omission constituting the offence.

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