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S v NGARA 1987 (1) ZLR 91 (S)

1987 (1) ZLR p91

Citation

1987 (1) ZLR 91 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Bulawayo

Judge

Gubbay JA, Manyarara JA & Korsah JA

Heard

6 April 1987

Judgment

5 May 1987

Counsel

J James for the appellant
J R Devittie for the respondent

Case Type

Criminal appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Criminal procedure — conviction on evidence of single witness — failure by trial court to appreciate that witness an accomplice — failure to warn witness — effect.

Evidence — accomplice — what is — person offering bribe to official — corroboration of accomplice — similar fact evidence as — what is similar fact evidence.

Appeal — misdirection or irregularity during trial — finding on appeal that there has been no miscarriage of justice despite misdirection or irregularity.

Criminal procedure (sentence) — bribery — appropriate sentence.

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