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S v SLATTER & OTHERS 1983 (2) ZLR 144 (H)

1983 (2) ZLR p144

Citation

1983 (2) ZLR 144 (H)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Dumbutshena JP

Heard

23 May 1983; 27 May 1983; 31 May 1983; 31 May 1983; 1 June 1983; 3 June 1983; 6 June 1983; 10 June 1983; 13 June 1983; 17 June 1983; 20 June 1983; 24 June 1983; 27 June 1983; 30 June 1983; 1 July 1983; 4 July 1983; 8 July 1983; 11 July 1983; 15 July 1983; 18 July 1983; 22 July 1983

Judgment

31 August 1983

Counsel

H P Mkushi, with him I Chatikobo, for the State
H Ognall QC, with him I A Donovan, for the accused.

Case Type

Details not supplied

Annotations

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Flynote

Criminal procedure — Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 59] — ss 101 and 105C — confirmation proceedings — denial of access to accused's lawyers — when such will vitiate confirmation proceedings — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — s 13(3) and s 2(1)(a) of Second Schedule — conduct of confirmation proceedings — effect of failure to investigate issues raised by accused — effect of presence of police outside court and knowledge by accused that he is to be returned to their custody — effect of accused reading their own statements instead of the statements being read to them — undue influence — interrogation by police as an undue influence — denial of access to lawyer — whether an undue influence — effect of failure to observe Judge's Rules or other administrative rules.

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