S v TINODYA & ORS 2018 (1) ZLR 410 (H)
Citation | 2018 (1) ZLR 410 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-215-18 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Hungwe J and Wamambo J |
Heard | 29 March 2018 |
Judgment | 25 April 2018 |
Counsel | D Mudadirwa, for the appellant |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations |
Flynote
Criminal law – statutory offences – Communal Lands Act [Chapter 20:04] – occupying or using communal land without lawful authority – various defences available to the accused in terms of statute law
Criminal procedure – plea – guilty – magistrates court – conviction on basis of plea alone – procedure only applicable where offence is trivial
Criminal procedure – trial –unrepresented accused – magistrates court – procedure to be adopted by magistrate – requirement to point out possible defences to statutory offences – duty of court to safeguard fair trial
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