MUZONDA v MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS & ANOR 1993 (1) ZLR 92 (S)
Citation | 1993 (1) ZLR 92 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Gubbay CJ, McNally JA & Korsah JA |
Heard | 5 February 1993 |
Judgment | 23 February 1993 |
Counsel | B Mtetwa for the appellant |
Case Type | Civil appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Delict — wrongful arrest and detention — arrest without warrant — discretion vested in police officer — when discretion wrongly exercised
Damages — wrongful arrest and imprisonment — elderly woman arrested and detained overnight on petty charge
Criminal procedure — arrest without warrant — extent to which discretion vested in arresting officer — when arrest should be made — factors to consider
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