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Supreme Court
East River Investments (Private) Limited & Anor v Hosea Mujaya N.O. & Anor
[2021] ZWSC 52
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
28 May 2021
Citation
[2021] ZWSC 52
Judgment No.
SC 52/21
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Guvava JA
Full Bench
Guvava JABhunu JABere JA
Areas of Law
Criminal ProcedureConstitutional Law
Keywords
calling of witnessesright to fair trialcriminal reviewwitness statementsprejudice
Tags
criminal procedurewitness callingfair trial rightsreview application
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act
- Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act
- Serious Offences (Confiscation of Profits) Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in finding that calling new witnesses during trial was not prejudicial to appellants","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Documents already served; witnesses commenting on existing documents; defence outline prepared"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether allowing new witnesses violated appellants' constitutional right to fair trial","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Section 69(1), 70(1)(c), 86(3)(e) of Constitution"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether trial magistrate's decision was Wednesbury unreasonable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Magistrate exercised discretion; found no prejudice"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellants, charged with perjury and fraud, opposed the State's application to call three new witnesses during trial whose statements had not been recorded before trial commenced. The magistrate allowed the application, finding no prejudice as the witnesses would only comment on documents already served on the appellants. The High Court dismissed the review application, and the appellants appealed to the Supreme Court.
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