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S v PAUL 2019 (2) ZLR 574 (H)

2019 (2) ZLR p574

Citation

2019 (2) ZLR 574 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-531-19

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Chitapi J & Assessors

Heard

27 June 2019

Judgment

28 June 2019

Counsel

S W Munyoro, for the State
F M Katsande, for the accused (pro Deo)

Case Type

Criminal trial

Annotations

Flynote

Criminal procedure (sentence) – general principles – factors affecting sentence – inordinate delay in bringing accused to trial – whether onus should be on accused to assert right to be tried within reasonable period

Criminal procedure (sentence) – offences under Criminal Law Code – culpable homicide – arising from assault – factors to take into account – need for post-mortem report to assess seriousness of assault and degree of negligence – voluntary intoxication not mitigating on charge of culpable homicide

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