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S v MASITERE 1990 (2) ZLR 289 (S)

1990 (2) ZLR p289

Citation

1990 (2) ZLR 289 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Korsah JA (in Chambers in terms of s 23 of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe Act 1981)

Heard

18 September 1990

Judgment

18 September 1990

Counsel

Details not supplied

Case Type

Application for leave to appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Constitution of Zimbabwe — s 15 — torture and inhuman and degrading punishment — solitary confinement and spare diet.

Criminal procedure (sentence) — solitary confinement and spare diet — contrary to s 15 of the Constitution.

Criminal procedure (sentence) — suspended sentence imposed by the High Court — magistrate must refer question of whether suspended sentence be brought into effect to the High Court — Magistrates Court act [Chapter 18] s 60.

Human rights — torture and inhuman and degrading punishment — solitary confinement and spare diet.

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