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S v MPALA 1986 (2) ZLR 93 (S)

1986 (2) ZLR p93

Citation

1986 (2) ZLR 93 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Bulawayo

Judge

Dumbutshena CJ, Gubbay JA & McNally JA

Heard

6 June 1986

Judgment

8 August 1986

Counsel

J James for the appellant
B N Sigidi for the respondent

Case Type

Criminal appeal

Annotations

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Flynote

Criminal law — mens rea — dolus indeterminatus — murder — non-deliberate killing of accomplice by accused in indiscriminate shooting.

Criminal procedure (sentence) — murder — extenuating circumstances — dolus indeterminatus — failure to separate investigation of extenuation and other sentencing procedure — production of previous convictions during enquiry into extenuation — irregularity.

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