Tungamirai Madzokere and 28 Others v The State

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the accused persons have established exceptional circumstances justifying their release on bail under Section 117(6) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The accused are charged with murdering a police officer and failed to adduce evidence of exceptional circumstances"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether defence outlines constitute evidence for the purposes of a bail application under Section 117(6)","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The accused filed defence outlines but did not adduce further evidence"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the court should respond to public attacks made by defense counsel regarding the bail application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Mr. Kwaramba made public statements attacking the court and judiciary"}

Background