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Harare High Court
The State v Cleopas Chizhanje
HH 8-13
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
28 December 2012
Citation
HH 8-13
Neutral Citation
[2012] ZWHH 8
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
Uchena J
Full Bench
Uchena JChitakunye J
Areas of Law
Criminal procedureCourt administration
Keywords
missing recordreview proceedingsrecord reconstructionmagistrate duties
Tags
criminal reviewmissing court recordrecord reconstruction
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether a criminal case can be reviewed when the record or substantial parts thereof are missing","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Missing documents and record of proceedings"}
- {"issue_text":"What procedural steps must be taken when court records go missing","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Missing record documents"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The convicted person pleaded guilty to four counts of contravening sections 131 and 113 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. The case was sent for review but most documents and the record of proceedings were missing, making it impossible to review the proceedings.
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