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S v WAIROSI (2) 2011 (1) ZLR 215 (H)

2011 (1) ZLR p215

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
M Nkomo, for the accused

Case Type

Criminal trial

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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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