S v MASUNDULWANE 2006 (1) ZLR 294 (H)

2006 (1) ZLR p294

Flynote

Criminal procedure — trial — address in mitigation — after sentence has been passed accused should not be given a further opportunity to address in mitigation

Criminal procedure — verdict or sentence — alteration — when verdict or sentence may be altered by trial court — magistrate not entitled to alter his verdict or sentence other than in terms of s 201(2) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] — verdict or sentence delivered "by mistake" — meaning — correction of verdict or sentence must be done immediately on the same day

Criminal procedure (sentence) — imprisonment — suspension — single offence — not permissible to pass two sentences of imprisonment, each suspended on different conditions