S v MANETANETA 2020 (1) ZLR 424 (H)
Citation | 2020 (1) ZLR 424 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-185-20 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Dube-Banda J |
Heard | |
Judgment | 26 February 2020 |
Counsel | Details not supplied |
Case Type | Criminal review |
Annotations |
Flynote
Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – Declaration of Rights – right to fair trial and right to legal representation (s 69) – rights embodied in requirement for magistrate to inform accused person of right to legal representation – failure to so inform accused rendering proceedings fatally defective
Criminal procedure – trial – legal representation – duty of magistrate to inform accused person, before plea, of right to legal representation – failure to so inform accused a fatal irregularity – fair trial – right to legal representation – accused must be informed of such right by presiding officer – failure to advise accused rendering proceedings fatally defective for non-compliance with Constitution
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