S v PARAFINI 2019 (3) ZLR 1259 (H)
Citation | 2019 (3) ZLR 1259 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-822-19 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Dube-Banda J |
Heard | 2 December 2019 |
Judgment | 13 December 2019 |
Counsel | G C Manyurureni, for the applicant |
Case Type | Application for bail pending trial |
Annotations |
Flynote
Criminal procedure – bail – right to – presumption of innocence –murder case – onus shifted to accused to prove exceptional circumstances which in the interests of justice permitted his or her release on bail – reasons for refusing bail – likelihood of committing further crime – speculative nature of such ground – averment that State had a strong case – not per se a reason to refuse bail – likelihood of interfering with witnesses – methods of dealing with such possibility
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