S v TELECEL (PVT) LTD 2006 (1) ZLR 467 (H)
Citation | 2006 (1) ZLR 467 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-55-06 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Omerjee J & Kudya J |
Heard | 11 May 2006 |
Judgment | 24 May 2006 |
Counsel | D P Drury, for the appellant |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal procedure (sentence) — general principles — mandatory minimum sentence — "special reasons" for not imposing such sentence— meaning
Criminal procedure (sentence) — general principles — matters which court may take into account — hearsay evidence — admissibility of — case involving unlawful purchase of foreign currency — newspaper articles illustrating difficulty of purchasing currency lawfully — admissibility of
Criminal procedure (sentence) — statutory offences — exchange control — purchasing foreign currency without exchange control authority — company buying foreign currency on black market due to unavailability of foreign currency on official market — currency required to service debts and keep company in business — "special reasons" shown for not imposing mandatory minimum sentence
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