THE STATE v HOVE 1981 ZLR 610 (H)
Citation | 1981 ZLR 610 (H) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | High Court, Bulawayo |
Judge | Gubbay, J |
Heard | 20th November, 1981 |
Judgment | 20th November, 1981 |
Counsel | Details not supplied |
Case Type | Criminal Review |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal law — Precious Stones Trade Act, 1978 (No. 8 of 1978) — section 3 (1) — possession of rough or uncut emeralds -"precious stones"- fact that particular stone has no commercial value does not exclude it from definition — mandatory sentence alteration of verdict or review to one where mandatory sentence is provided — High Court of Zimbabwe Act, 1981 (No. 29 of 1981) — section 29 (2) effect is that such sentence must be substituted even if it means increase in sentence.
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