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S v NYAJENA 1991 (1) ZLR 175 (S)

1991 (1) ZLR p175

Citation

1991 (1) ZLR 175 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Manyarara JA, Korsah JA & Ebrahim JA

Heard

7 March 1991

Judgment

7 May 1991

Counsel

E Chatikobo for the appellant
I Houston for the respondent

Case Type

Criminal appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Criminal procedure — plea of guilty — alteration of plea to one of not guilty.

Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 59] — s 255A — procedure in terms of — discharge of onus.

Sentence — appropriateness of custodial sentence — effect of delay — factors arising after commission of offence and after sentence — relevant of where delay is excessive.

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