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S v SAFICO 2005 (1) ZLR 359 (S)

2005 (1) ZLR p359

Citation

2005 (1) ZLR 359 (S)

Case No

Judgment No HH-31-05

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Makoni J, Mavangira J concurring

Heard

19 May 2005

Judgment

19 May 2005

Counsel

Details not supplied

Case Type

Criminal Review

Annotations

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Flynote

Criminal procedure (sentence) — mandatory minimum stentence — a sentence 'for a period not exceeding 20 years' is not a mandatory minimum sentence

Criminal procedure (sentence) — statutory offence — Sexual Offenders Act, [Chapter 9:12], s16 — sentence applicable when it is proved that convicted person was infected with HIV at time of offence — test carried out after offence committed — need for test to be carried out within 30 days after the offence — test carried out later not raising presumption that accused infected at time of offence

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