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S v KACHIPARE 1998 (2) ZLR 271 (S)

1998 (2) ZLR p271

Citation

1998 (2) ZLR 271 (S)

Case No

Judgment No. S-139-98

Court

Supreme Court, Bulawayo

Judge

Gubbay CJ, McNally JA & Sandura JA

Heard

6 July 1998

Judgment

10 September 1998

Counsel

D P Carter, for the appellant
Mrs M Moyo-Matshanga, for the respondent

Case Type

Criminal appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Criminal procedure — trial — discharge at end of State case — whether court may refuse discharge if it considers that inadequate State case may be bolstered by defence evidence — effect of failure to discharge - whether a fatal irregularity justifying setting aside of conviction

Criminal procedure — trial — multiple accused — separation of trials — may only be ordered on application of accused or prosecutor

Interpretation of statutes — meaning of words — statute dealing with procedure rather than substantive law — pragmatic or expedient interpretation used

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