ATTORNEY-GENERAL v CHAGWIZA Attorney-General v Matambo Attorney-General v Mukondo 1982 (2) ZLR 165 (S)
Citation | 1982 (2) ZLR 165 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Fieldsend CJ, Baron JA and Georges JA |
Heard | 22nd September, 1982 |
Judgment | 29th September, 1982 |
Counsel | H A Eleftheriades, for the appellants. |
Case Type | Details not supplied |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal procedure — appeals by the Attorney-General against inadequate sentences — where right should be exercised — approach of appeal court — before sentence is interfered with, must be found to be manifestly inadequate — necessity for Attorney-General to act speedily — Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter 319] — cultivation and possession of dagga — factors affecting appropriate sentence — suspended sentence — breach of conditions of suspension — principles applicable to exercise of courts' discretion in bringing suspended sentence into effect.
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