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Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
18 July 2022
Citation
[2022] ZWSC 83
Judgment No.
SC 83/22
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Gwaunza DCJ
Author
Chitakunye JA
Full Bench
Gwaunza DCJChitakunye JAMwayera JA
Areas of Law
Criminal LawCriminal Procedure
Keywords
MurderRecklessnessIntentionFirearm discharge
Tags
MurderAppealCriminal Law
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in convicting the appellant of murder based on the evidence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contradictory versions of firearm discharge, credibility of witnesses, ballistic evidence"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the sentence of 10 years imprisonment was appropriate","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Nature of offence, circumstances of shooting"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant was convicted of murder by the High Court for shooting and killing an artisanal miner at Atlas Mine in Esigodini on 26 September 2018. The appellant claimed the shooting was accidental, while the State argued it was a deliberate act during an altercation with miners he was trying to chase away.
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