S v ZINDOVE 2001 (1) ZLR 401 (H)
Citation | 2001 (1) ZLR 401 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-100-01 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Adam J |
Heard | 13 June 2001 |
Judgment | 13 June 2001 |
Counsel | Details not supplied |
Case Type | Criminal Review |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal law — common-law offences — rape —presumption that girl under 12 years of age incapable of consenting to intercourse —reliance on —need for State to prove that accused knew girl was under 12 or appreciated possibility that she was under that age
Criminal law — statutory offences — Criminal Law Amendment Act [Chapter 9:05] —s 3(a) — unlawful carnal knowledge of girl under 16 years of age — need for State to prove that accused knew girl was under 16 or appreciated possibility that she was under that age
Criminal procedure — trial — stopping of trial in terms of s 54(1) of Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10] — after verdict — inappropriate to stop trial after accused has been convicted of offence charged
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