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S v MAVUNGA 1982 (1) ZLR 63 (S)

1982 (1) ZLR p63

Citation

1982 (1) ZLR 63 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Salisbury

Judge

Georges, JA, and Dumbutshena, AJA

Heard

26th January, 1982

Judgment

12th February, 1982

Counsel

The appellant in person.
B H Christie, for the respondent.

Case Type

Details not supplied

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Evidence — identity — by means of footprints or shoeprints — precautions to be observed before suck evidence can be accepted — identification parades — proper conduct of — judicial notice magistrate faking judicial notice of behaviorial characteristics and criminal tendencies of former guerillas and their supporters and deducing from appellant's demeanour and behaviour that he was likely from his association with such persons to have committed offence — such matters irrelevant arid prejudicial — sufficient bias to show a failure of justice.

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