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S v CORBETT 1990 (1) ZLR 205 (S)

1990 (1) ZLR p205

Citation

1990 (1) ZLR 205 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Dumbutshena CJ, Gubbay JA & Manyarara JA

Heard

6 March 1990

Judgment

22 March 1990

Counsel

MRD Stonier for the appellant
Mrs SC Mavangira for the respondent

Case Type

Criminal appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Criminal law — motoring of Fences — culpable homicide — sufficiency of evidence — Road Traffic Act, 1976 — s 61(1)(iv) — "failure to guard corpse" — other persons capable of guarding corpse.

Criminal procedure — evidence — single witness with interest — cautionary rule — corroboration necessary.

Criminal procedure — sentence — factors affecting sentence — delay.

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