Motata defence fights to keep recordings out of court

Judge Nkola Motata's legal team is doing everything to prevent the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court from listening to five recordings entered as evidence by the state. Defence attorney Danie Dorfling argued that allowing the court to hear the recordings, which are video recordings with no visuals, would deprive the accused of his constitutional right to a fair trial.

Motata trial postponed

The drunken-driving trial of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata has been postponed to Tuesday to give his defence team time to consider its next move. Bantubonke Tokota told magistrate Desmond Nair on Friday that he and his colleagues wanted further consultation with experts on audio recordings that the state intended to present as evidence.

Who will judge the judges?

A man staggering and groping like a blind man and swearing like a sailor. That was the picture painted of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata this week.

Motata trial focuses on audio recordings

It was a day of wrangling over evidence in the drunken-driving trial of Judge Nkola Motata at the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Thursday. The court adjourned on Thursday afternoon after prosecutor Zaais van Zyl attempted to enter five recordings made by Baird on his cellphone, allegedly of Motata using derogatory language.

Cellphone recordings discussed at Motata trial

The state would try to admit cellphone audio and video recordings in the drunk-driving trial of Pretoria High Court judge Nkola Motata being heard in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Thursday. The recordings were made by Richard James Baird, into whose wall Motata allegedly crashed in Hurlingham, Johannesburg, on January 6.

Motata 'couldn't stand up', court hears

A man staggering and groping like a blind man and swearing like a sailor. That was the picture painted of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata by the state's first witness at the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. The judge is charged with driving under the influence of liquor or drugs, among other charges.

Motata drunk-driving witness wants anonymity

A witness in the drunk-driving trial of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata asked not be named or photographed before giving testimony in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Earlier, Motata pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of liquor or drugs, among other charges.

Judge's drunk-driving case in Jo'burg court

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata will stand trial on Wednesday for alleged drunk driving. Motata's case will be heard in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court. At his last appearance, the court heard that Motata was at least four times over the alcohol limit when he was arrested.

Disappointment

Financial Times columnist Gideon Rachman this week coined the term “snigger factor” to describe the point at which a politician’s career begins to head south.

'Females can't arrest' judge, court hears

Judge Nkola Motata was over the legal alcohol limit and abusive to police officers when arrested for drunken driving earlier this year, the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court heard on Monday. A daily newspaper reported the state as alleging Motata was "at least" four times over the legal alcohol limit when arrested.

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