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S v DHLIWAYO & ANOR 1985 (2) ZLR 101 (S)

1985 (2) ZLR p101

Citation

1985 (2) ZLR 101 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Dumbutshena CJ and Beck and Gubbay JJA

Heard

26 March 1985

Judgment

26 July 1985

Counsel

M J Gillespie for the first appellant
R M Fitches for the second appellant
F S Chambakare for the respondent

Case Type

Criminal Appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Evidence — extra — curial statements — challenge — accused's evidence unsatisfactory — need remains to assess admissibility in the light of objective factors indicating possibility of police misconduct — confirmation — no attempt by police to obtain confirmation — weight to be given — identification — it is not sufficient that the identifying witness be credible, it is necessary in addition that the circumstances under which the accused was observed were conducive to satisfactory identification.

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