his matter came before me by way of automatic review. The accused person pleaded guilty to culpable homicide. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $400 or in default to undergo 5 months’ imprisonment. In addition, 4 months’ imprisonment was wholly suspended for 3 years on condition of good behavior. The trial court also ordered that the accused person’s driver’s licence be endorsed with particulars of conviction. More
During the course of 2016 Mrs Shava, one of the assessors passed on. In terms of s 8 (1) of the High Court Act [Chapter 7: 06] both the defence and the state consented that the trial proceed with one assessor and I accordingly direct so. More
The 6 accused persons were indicted for murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The indictment alleged that “On 16 March 2014, the accused persons and the accomplices, unlawfully and intentionally caused the death of Jacob Zifingo by drowning him into 1-5 metres deep pool in Zisokwe River, Gomo Village in Madziwa.” All the 6 accused persons pleaded not guilty. The indictment was woefully drafted for want of such material averments such as that, the accused persons acted jointly in the enterprise. There is also reference to accomplices whose... More
The accused in this case was facing a charge of murder in terms of s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act) [Chapter 9:23] it being alleged that on the 11th day of March, 2011 and at House number 2270 M, Magada Epworth, the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill assaulted one Shelton Tungwarara indiscriminately all over the body with an iron bar thereby causing injuries from which the said Shelton Tungwarara died. More
The accused was charged in the Magistrates’ court with two counts. The first count was contravening s 5 of the Trapping of Animals Control Act [Cap 20:21] “make use or possess class one traps” in that on 10 October 2001 and at Merrivale Ranch Mwenezi, the accused unlawfully made, used or possessed class 1 traps, that is to say he set twelve wire snares and caught two female kudus. More
