S v BEAHAN 1991 (2) ZLR 98 (S)
Citation | 1991 (2) ZLR 98 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Gubbay CJ, Manyarara JA, Korsah JA, Ebrahim JA & Sandura AJA |
Heard | 10 June 1991 |
Judgment | 4 September 1991 |
Counsel | M J Gillespie for the appellant |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal procedure — jurisdiction — appellant arrested in Botswana and handed over to Zimbabwe Police informally at border — distinction between voluntary surrender of fugitive by State of refuge and violation by receiving State of international law through an abduction — discretion — whether court has a discretion to refuse to exercise jurisdiction.
Criminal law — accomplice — dissociation from common purpose — whether must attempt to frustrate the purpose in order to free himself from joint responsibility.
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