S v MHURIRO 1985 (1) ZLR 197 (H)
Citation | 1985 (1) ZLR 197 (H) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Smith & Samatta JJ |
Heard | 3 April 1985 |
Judgment | 3 April 1985 |
Counsel | M Foroma for the appellant |
Case Type | Criminal Appeal |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Statutes — Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter 319] — ss 9(b) and 19 — appellant in possession of 501 grams of dagga — intended to take dagga to his home in the communal lands where "ancestral worship ceremony" to be held — dagga would be thrown on the fire — intention that fumes would be inhaled by people present at ceremony — ancestral spirits would then manifest themselves through mediums present at ceremony — whether possession under these circumstances was intended for distribution or supply to others — what sentence appropriate under the circumstances.
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