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S v SHONIWA 1990 (1) ZLR 311 (S)

1990 (1) ZLR p311

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
Mrs J Zindi for respondent

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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