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S v ARAB 1990 (1) ZLR 253 (S)

1990 (1) ZLR p253

Citation

1990 (1) ZLR 253 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Dumbutshena CJ, Gubbay JA, McNally JA, Manyarara JA & Korsah JA

Heard

7 November 1989

Judgment

12 April 1990

Counsel

AP de Bourbon SC for the appellant
IJ Houston for the respondent

Case Type

Criminal appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Constitutional law — mandatory minimum sentences — not contrary to s 15 (1) of the Constitution if court allowed to find special reasons for not imposing minimum sentence

Legislation — Precious Stones Trade Act 1978 s 3 (2) — mandatory minimum sentence not contrary to s 15 (1) of Constitution — purpose for mandatory minimum sentence no longer applicable.

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