S v HARTMANN & ANOTHER 1983 (2) ZLR 186 (S)
Citation | 1983 (2) ZLR 186 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Georges CJ, Beck JA & Gubbay JA |
Heard | 22 July 1983 |
Judgment | 16 September 1983 |
Counsel | A P de Bourbon, for the appellants. |
Case Type | Details not supplied |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal law — contempt of court — statements made publicly concerning a pending case — test of contempt is whether there is a real risk that what was said was calculated to prejudice a fair hearing — Constitution of Zimbabwe, 1980 — s20 — test of "tendency to prejudice" contrary to right of freedom of expression.
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