The accused was convicted on her own plea of guilty of having contravened s of 157 (1) (b) Criminal (Codification and Reform Act) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The accused, a female aged 40 years who resides in Mount Darwin, was found in possession of 1885grams of loose cannabis. From the facts the State established that on the 7th May 2017 a certain Constable Goko reacted upon certain information he had received which led to the arrest of the accused on the 8th of May 2017. When she was searched, she was found to be in possession of 4 separate plastic bags... More
KABASA J: The four accused appeared before the court a quo charged with contravening section 38(1) as read with s 38(2) of the Parks and Wildlife Act, Chapter 20:14. They pleaded guilty and were duly convicted.
The facts are that on 8th August 2021 the four went to Dollar Block Ranch Safaris Inyathi where, with the aid of dogs and spears, they hunted and killed 3 impala, one female and 2 male. Investigations led to their arrest and subsequent appearance in court. More
The accused was charged with murder of one Tapiwa Marisa which occurred on 27 August 2017. He pleaded not guilty to murder in terms of s 47(1) (a) and in his defence outline was willing to plead to a lesser charge of culpable homicide. The salient facts regarding the circumstances of the murder were largely not in dispute and the defence conceded from the start that despite minor discrepancies in the statements of the state’s witnesses the evidence nonetheless pointed to the assault of the deceased by the accused. For this reason, and, the fact that the key state witnesses... More
The appellant in this case was arraigned before the court sitting at Bindura charged with the offence of contravening section 89 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act,1 the offence being one of assault. More
The accused faces a charge of murder in contravention of s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Code). The indictment alleges that on 18 June 2020 at Chikukwa Mine Compound in Christon Bank, Nesbert Kaseke (the accused), unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his actions could lead to death and persisting with his conduct despite that realisation of the risk or possibility, assaulted Terrence Nyemba (the deceased) with a shovel three times on the head. The deceased succumbed to the injuries inflicted. More
The accused is facing a charge of murder. The allegations against him are that on 3 September 2005 at Mugabe Village, Chief Musana, Bindura, the accused person unlawfully and with intent to kill, assaulted the now deceased Martin Makenzi on the head with a hoe handle thereby causing injuries from which the deceased died. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and tendered a defence outline which he adopted as part of his evidence. More
The deceased James Jim died as a result of stab wounds inflicted upon him by the accused person on the 21st of July 2024. This is evidenced by the autopsy report filed of record disclosing the cause of death as haemothorax, collapsed lungs and stab wounds. Accused now appears before this court facing one count of murder as defined in s47 of the Criminal Law Code [Chapter 9:23]. Whilst admitting to fatally stabbing the deceased, the accused cites the defence of extreme provocation. More
These 3 matters have been dealt with in one judgment as they raise the same issue. They were placed before me on automatic review in terms of section 57 of the Magistrates Court Act, Chapter 7:10 More
The deceased was nine years old at the time he met his death. He was the accussed’s biological son and a grade 2 pupil at Muraba primary school under Chief Muketi in Mwenezi district. The accused was a school teacher at the same school. The State’s allegations as can be gleaned from the summary is that on 28 of June 2009 the accused went with the deceased to the river to take a bath and to do some laundry. Whilst at the river the accused person started assaulting the deceased alleging that he had failed to comply with his instructions.... More
The applicant was convicted with one count of stock theft and sentenced to 9 years imprisonment on 10 July 2023.
[2] He intends to note an appeal against sentence. He hit a brick wall once when he applied for condonation for late noting of an appeal and extension of time within which to appeal, the matter was struck off. He has filed this application and again it shall be struck off. The reasons boil down to lack of knowledge by the accused. This problem faces most inmates whether convicted or not. More
The narrow issue which falls for determination in this matter is whether the accused acted in self-defence when he fatally stabbed the now deceased one Learnmore Majoni. More
The accused persons who are brother and sister respectively are accused of having murdered one Diana Makwinja Junior who was a biological daughter of the first accused and a niece to the second accused Diana Makwinja. Both accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder. However, the first accused pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault which plea was not accepted by the State. More
The accused was charged with the crime of being found in possession of property reasonably suspected to have been stolen as defined by section 125(a) of The Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. More
The accused person, Norman Gwande was jointly charged with one Tafanana Dangarembizi on a charge of Stock Theft as defined by s.114 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [cap: 9:23](”Criminal code”). More
The accused was initially facing the charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. However, he was convicted of the permissible verdict of culpable homicide as defined in s 49 of the Criminal Code [Cap 9:23] after the state and the defence agreed that it is the appropriate charge. The matter therefore proceeded on the basis of a statement of agreed facts. More
