S v WAIROSI (2) 2011 (1) ZLR 215 (H)
Citation | 2011 (1) ZLR 215 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-53-11 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Uchena J and Assessors |
Heard | 11 February 2011 |
Judgment | 15 February 2011 |
Counsel | M Mbanje, for the State |
Case Type | Criminal trial |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal procedure (sentence) – general principles – death sentence – allocutus before passing of sentence – purpose of – courses open to court if doubts raised about extenuating circumstances or verdict
Criminal procedure (sentence) – offences under Criminal Law Code – murder – allocutus – purpose of – accused may state matters bearing on extenuation or guilt — right of trial court as a result thereof to recall its finding on extenuation or its verdict
Criminal procedure (sentence) – offences under Criminal Law Code – murder – extenuating circumstances – general principles – relevance of maturity of accused – aspects of immaturity which can be considered for the purpose of extenuation
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