Citation | 2007 (2) ZLR 33 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-56-07 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Uchena J |
Heard | 12 July 2007 |
Judgment | 12 July 2007 |
Counsel | Details not supplied |
Case Type | Criminal review |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal procedure — trial – conduct of — unrepresented accused — judicial officer's role and duties
Evidence — assessment of — criminal case — correct approach to take — evidence should not be massaged to fit pre-conception
Evidence — circumstantial — reliance on — inference must be only reasonable one that can be drawn from the facts
Evidence — reliability — demeanour — extent to which demeanour should be relied on — should only be relied on where determination cannot be made on basis of available evidence
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