The record of this matter was referred to me with a note from the scrutinizing magistrate. The accused was arraigned before the court facing a charge of contravening section 29 (1) of the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03] as read with the nineth and tenth schedules of S I 100/1991. He was convicted on his own plea to possessing unregistered medicine. The Scrutinizing Magistrate queried the propriety of the charge and whether in view of the quantities involved possession would be inferred to be for purposes of personal use. The trial magistrates’ response was that the accused... More
On 6 February 2022, Tatenda Manyani a twenty-two year old young man, (herein after referred to as “the accused”), allegedly brutally attacked Emmanuel Choponyera (herein after referred to as “the deceased) at Cornerstone Junior school in Nyatsime Chitungwiza. The accused is alleged to have used booted feet and other unknown objects to indiscriminately assault the deceased. He also dragged him along a paved road. The assault resulted in fatal injuries. Following that violence, Tatenda Manyani was dragged before us, to answer to a charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter... More
The two accused appeared before us charged with the offence of murder as defined in section 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (hereinafter referred to as “the Code.”) the State alleged that on 25 January 2021 at around 4:00 a.m., Tatenda Ringson Anoki (the deceased) unlawfully entered into and stole from a shop that was manned by Tatenda Migeri (hereinafter referred to as the “1st accused”.) He was caught in the act by the 1st accused who called upon Cornius Kamutongo (hereinafter referred to as the “2nd accused)” for assistance. The two accused took turns... More
This record was placed before me with the Regional Magistrate’s comments as follows:-
“The accused was sentenced to pay a fine for US$100-00 or in default of payment 6 months imprisonment
I queried the apparent mismatch between the fine of $100-00 and the alternative term of imprisonment.
The trial magistrate concedes that the length of the alternative period of imprisonment is inordinate
The record is submitted to his/her Lordship for attention”. More
The accused pleaded guilty to receiving stolen stock as defined in s 114 (2) (d) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. He was sentenced on 15 February 2012 as follows; More
