S v MATAPO & ORS 2010 (2) ZLR 120 (H)
Citation | 2010 (2) ZLR 120 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-142-10 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Malaba J |
Heard | 21 June 2010; 29 June 2010 |
Judgment | 9 July 2010 |
Counsel | C Warara, for the applicants |
Case Type | Criminal application |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal procedure - committal for trial -failure to bring accused to trial within six months of date of committal - six month period between committal and date of trial - interruption of such period - aggregate period exceeding six months - accused entitled to dismissal - calculation of time period - interruption of six month period - may be interrupted when accused not available to stand trial for reasons beyond the control of the Attorney-General - "not available for trial" - meaning - circumstances when an accused is deemed to be "not available for trial"
Interpretation of statutes - time - computation of time - calendar month - period from date in any particular month to corresponding date in next month
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