S v SHONIWA 1990 (1) ZLR 311 (S)
Citation | 1990 (1) ZLR 311 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | McNally JA & Korsah JA |
Heard | 20 March 1990 |
Judgment | 28 May 1990 |
Counsel | GS Wernberg for appellant |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal procedure — evidence — single witness — careful analysis required — cautionary rule — corroboration — Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 59] — s 188A — circumstances in which adverse inference may be drawn.
Criminal procedure — competent statutory verdict — shift of onus — unrepresented accused — prejudiced by failure to indicate reliance on statute — improper on appeal to substitute verdict.
Appeal — remittal — unjust by reason of delay.
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