S v NOORMOHAMED 2012 (1) ZLR 367 (H)
Citation | 2012 (1) ZLR 367 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-162-12 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Mavingira J & Hungwe J |
Heard | 27 March 2012 |
Judgment | 27 March 2012 |
Counsel | J Samukange, for the appellant |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Criminal procedure – discharge at close of State case – when may be granted – court's duty to order discharge if there is no evidence that accused committed offence charged – court not entitled to put accused on defence to bolster up an inadequate prosecution case – accused being wrongly put in his defence – refusal to grant discharge not in itself a ground to set aside conviction – appeal court entitled to look at all the evidence led
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