S v MUSHAYANDEBVU 1992 (2) ZLR 62 (S)
Citation | 1992 (2) ZLR 62 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Manyarara JA: In Chambers, in terms of s 9A of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe Act |
Heard | 29 July 1992 |
Judgment | 29 July 1992 |
Counsel | Details not supplied |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Constitutional law — right to be legally represented — s 18(2)(c) & (d) of Constitution — prosecutor not informing court that accused has engaged lawyer but lawyer unavailable — unsophisticated accused not telling court about this — breach of right to be legally represented at own expense
Criminal procedure — trial a "travesty of justice" — prosecutor not informing magistrate that accused's lawyer not available — prosecutor withholding evidence favourable to accused — magistrate convicting on basis of guilty plea even though clear from State outline that accused raising defence to charge.
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