S v SITHOLE 2007 (2) ZLR 55 (S)
Citation | 2007 (2) ZLR 55 (S) |
Case No | Judgment No. S-16-07 |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Sandura JA, Cheda JA & Garwe JA |
Heard | 21 May 2007 |
Judgment | 17 July 2007 |
Counsel | T Nyakunike, for the appellant |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal procedure (sentence) — murder — extenuating circumstances — facts associated with the crime which diminish morally albeit not legally the degree of an accused's guilt — payment of compensation by accused to the relatives of the deceased — mitigating factor but not an extenuating factor — may be considered for the purposes of sentence after extenuating circumstances have been found
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