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S v MBIRE 1997 (1) ZLR 579 (S)

1997 (1) ZLR p579

Citation

1997 (1) ZLR 579 (S)

Case No

Judgment No. S-86-97

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Gubbay CJ, Ebrahim JA & Muchechetere JA

Heard

10 June 1997

Judgment

16 June 1997

Counsel

B Kaseke, for the appellant
M Majuru, for the respondent

Case Type

Criminal appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Appeal — constitutional matter — stage at which person may appeal to Supreme Court against ruling by lower court not to refer matter to Supreme Court

Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — s 24(4) — application for permanent stay of criminal prosecution on basis of violation of constitutional right to trial within a reasonable time — whether magistrate has jurisdiction to order stay

Court — magistrates court — jurisdiction — whether magistrate has jurisdiction to order permanent stay of prosecution because of violation of constitutional right

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