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Judge Nkola Motata found guilty of drunken-driving─── 13:53 Wed, 02 Sep 2009
Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata was found guilty of drunken driving by the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court this morning. Magistrate Desmond Nair told Motata that he was under the influence of an intoxicating liquor at the time of a crash into a wall. He said audio recordings taken at the scene of the accident played a crucial role in the case. But Nair acquitted Motata on several other charges, including obstructing the ends of justice and an alternative charge for resisting arrest. He said he could not find that Motata had an "intention" to hinder justice, but that he was rather more "difficult and quarrelsome" because he was drunk. In terms of an alternative charge of resisting arrest, Nair said he could not find a criminal intent to do this and added that police were inconsistent about who actually read him his rights. He will be sentenced next Wednesday.
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