The above record was referred to the Registrar for placement before a judge following a query raised by the scrutinizing magistrate on the impropriety of how the trial magistrate formulated the sentence imposed on the accused following the accused’s conviction. More
The accused persons were indicted for trial on a charge of criminal abuse of duty as public officers as defined in s 174(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Criminal Law Code”) More
1. This is an application by the second, third and fourth accused persons for their discharge at the close of the case for the prosecution.
2. The criterion for a discharge at the close of the state case, in the words of s 198 (3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07], is that:
“if at the close of the case for the prosecution the court considers that there is no evidence that the accused committed the offence charged in the indictment, summons or charge, or any other offence of which he might be convicted thereon, it shall... More
The two accused are soldiers in the Zimbabwe National Army. They hold different ranks.Both were arrested on the 15 October 2018 and charged with the murder of Tafadzwa Saidi (herein after “the deceased”) in contravention of section 47(1)(a) of the Criminal Law(Codification and Reform)Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
The accused was convicted of theft as defined in section 113 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, [Chapter 9:23]. She was convicted on 7 March 2018 by the magistrate at Bindura.
The facts of the matter in brief were that the accused a 27 year old female adult and the complainant, a 31 year old female adult were aunt and niece. They resided together at their house at Masasa Farm Mazowe. On 16 February, 2018 the complainant left the house and went about her business. The accused remained at the house. The accused took advantage of... More
