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Constitutional Court
Emmanuel Dolosi v The State & 2 Ors
CCZ 6/24
Case Details
Court
Constitutional Court
Date
27 May 2025
Citation
CCZ 6/24
Neutral Citation
[2024] ZWCCZ 6
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Gowora JCC
Full Bench
Garwe JCCGowora JCCPatel JCC
Areas of Law
Constitutional lawCriminal lawHuman rights law
Keywords
direct accessfair trialSupreme Court finalityconstitutional rights violations 69(1) Constitutions 56(1) Constitution
Tags
constitutional applicationdirect accessfair trial rightsSupreme Court judgment challenge
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant should be granted direct access to Constitutional Court to challenge Supreme Court judgment","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application based on alleged constitutional rights violations"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether Supreme Court violated applicant's right to fair trial under s 69(1) Constitution","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application of s 196A enacted after offence date"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether Supreme Court violated applicant's right to equal protection under s 56(1) Constitution","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Alleged differential treatment"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, convicted of murder and initially sentenced to death, sought direct access to the Constitutional Court to challenge the Supreme Court's decision that substituted his conviction from murder with actual intent to murder with constructive intent under s 196A of the Criminal Law Code, alleging violations of his fair trial rights.
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