S v CHIBANDA 1991 (1) ZLR 172 (S)
Citation | 1991 (1) ZLR 172 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare (sitting as Court Martial Appeal Court) |
Judge | McNally JA, Korsah JA & Ebrahim JA |
Heard | 14 March 1991 |
Judgment | 7 May 1991 |
Counsel | J Dondo for the appellant |
Case Type | Appeal from court martial |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Appeal — courts martial — verdict of panel only to be interfered with where summary of judge advocate misdirected or verdict ambiguous or wrong in law — Court Martial Appeal Court — if conviction unaltered no interference with sentence.
Courts — courts martial — panel — in analogous position to that of jury — appeal — verdict unassailable unless judge advocate misdirected in summing up or verdict ambiguous or wrong in law — Court Martial Appeal Court — sentence must stand if conviction unaltered.
Legislation — Defence Act [Chapter 94], s 87.
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