S v NDLOVU & ANOR 2006 (2) ZLR 32 (H)
Citation | 2006 (2) ZLR 32 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-70-06 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Garwe JP and Kamocha J |
Heard | 12 July 2006 |
Judgment | 12 July 2006 |
Counsel | Details not supplied |
Case Type | Case transferred for sentence |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal procedure (sentence) — statutory offences — stock theft — penalties applicable — person committing offence before but being convicted after penalties increased — increased penalty not applicable — theft of equine animal — does not include theft of a donkey
Interpretation of statutes — retrospectivity — changes in law should not take effect retrospectively other than by necessary implication
Statutes — Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18] — s 12 — applicable only to equine and bovine animals — donkeys neither equine nor bovine animals — special sentence provided for by section having no application to persons convicted of theft of donkeys
Words and phrases — "equine animal" — does not include a donkey — Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18] — s 12
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