THE STATE v TAPFUMA MOYO

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the sentence of 15 years imprisonment imposed for unlawful dealing in dagga was regular and appropriate","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The offender was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for dealing in 40,560 kg of dagga"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the trial magistrate erred in ordering the destruction of the forfeited dagga","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The trial magistrate ordered the 40.56 kg of dagga be forfeited to the State for destruction"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the trial magistrate correctly applied the sentencing provisions for dagga offences under section 156 of the Code","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The trial magistrate imposed 15 years imprisonment as the presumptive penalty"}

Background