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Harare High Court
The State v Christopher Ndlovu
HH 149-2013
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
14 February 2013
Citation
HH 149-2013
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
UCHENA J
Full Bench
HLATSHWAYO JUCHENA J
Areas of Law
Criminal LawCriminal Procedure
Keywords
Record of proceedingsReconstructionLost recordCriminal review
Tags
Criminal procedureRecord reconstructionDefeating course of justice
legislation
Statutes Cited
- High Court Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the record of proceedings could be reconstructed","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Loss of record, attempts at reconstruction, declaration of impossibility"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the conviction should be set aside","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Impossibility of reconstruction, precedents from Supreme Court"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Christopher Ndlovu, a legal practitioner, was convicted of defeating the course of justice or alternatively giving false information to the court in connection with a case involving a Mauritian accused whose passport was surrendered as bail condition but later released to Ndlovu's co-accused for immigration formalities. The accused absconded and the passport was not returned to the court.
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