S v F (A JUVENILE) 1988 (1) ZLR 327 (H)
Citation | 1988 (1) ZLR 327 (H) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Greenland J |
Heard | 11 May 1988 |
Judgment | 11 May 1988 |
Counsel | Details not supplied |
Case Type | Criminal review |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal procedure — children — prosecution of — need to ensure that child understands proceedings — injustice of prosecution where such understanding absent — necessity to ensure knowledge by accused of wrongfulness of act before prosecution resorted to.
Criminal procedure (sentence) — juvenile — sentence of whipping — child too immature to understand proceedings or wrongfulness of his act — barbaric and brutal treatment.
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