S v SAFICO 2005 (1) ZLR 359 (S)
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 | No case annotations to date |
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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