S v RUDOLPH 1990 (1) ZLR 45 (S)
Citation | 1990 (1) ZLR 45 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Manyarara JA (in Chambers, in terms of s 23 of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe Act 1981) |
Heard | 22 January 1990 |
Judgment | 22 January 1990 |
Counsel | R Harvey prepared heads of argument for the appellant |
Case Type | Review of criminal matter |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal procedure (sentence) — Firearms Act [Chapter 308] s 5(2) — mandatory sentence unless there existed "special reasons in the case" — Firearms previously licensed but licences not renewed — offence amounted to no more than "a mere procedural irregularity" — need to explain the meaning of "special reasons" to offenders — conduct of trial in an unduly harsh and oppressive manner — Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 59] — need to comply with s 255 (2)(b).
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