The accused who was facing the charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act [Cap 9:23] was convicted of the permissible verdict of culpable homicide as defined s 49 of the same Act. More
he accused is facing one count of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and one count of attempted murder as defined in s 189 as read with s 47 (1) of the same Act. More
This matter was placed before me for review. The Regional magistrate who scrutinized the record raised a query with the trial court. The matter has been placed before me for further consideration together with the trial magistrate’ s response to the query. More
On their initial appearance before this court on 4 July, 2016, the 6 accused persons were arraigned together with another accused person Crispen Sibanda who was not represented. More
This matter was placed before me for review in terms of s 57 of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. The accused appeared before a Marondera court facing a charge of contravening s 89 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23], assault. He pleaded not guilty and was convicted after a full trial and sentenced to perform community service. The brief allegations are that he assaulted the complainant several times all over the body using open hands causing injuries to the complainant. The complainant’s injuries were not visible. More
: In S v Chitepo , in the course of a review judgment, in a matter in which the charges preferred against the accused person and the sentence meted out to him had been mishandled, I wrote: More
The accused was charged with
1. Murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]
2. Defeating or obstructing the course of justice as defined in s 184 (1) (a) of the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]
OR
Alternatively
3. ARSON More
