S v DUBE & ANOR 1988 (2) ZLR 385 (SC)
Citation | 1988 (2) ZLR 385 (SC) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Dumbutshena CJ, Gubbay JA & McNally JA |
Heard | 24 November 1988 |
Judgment | 1 December 1988 |
Counsel | A P de Bourbon SC for the appellant. |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal procedure — trial — plea — of guilty — essential elements — requirement to explain carefully — admissions on plea — requirement to clarify exactly what is being admitted — multiple accused — each accused's answers to be recorded separately — fair trial — requirement for — unrepresented accused — when court should consider ordering legal representation to ensure fair trial.
Criminal procedure (sentence) — minimum sentence — need for court to explain meaning and implications of — Parks and Wild Life Act 1975 — s 115(4a) — period of imprisonment not specified as being minimum period in default of payment of minimum fine — court free to make its own assessment as to appropriate period.
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