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This is an application for condonation for late noting of an application for leave to appeal against my judgment of 17 August 2012. Such application was filed on 25 April 2013, some 8months late. Applicant explains their delay as follows;
“That they were negotiating an out of court settlement with the Respondent. Failure to reach an out of court settlement has now prompted the Applicants to make this application.” More
This is an application for the dismissal of an application for quantification of damages which was correctly made in terms of Rule 19(3)(a) of the Rules of this Court. More
The accused was arraigned before the magistrate at Kadoma on a charge of culpable homicide as defined in s 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]it being alleged that on 21 June 2010 at Rimaunga Estate, Macheke, the appellant unlawfully caused the death of ChristopherRice either negligently failing to realise that the death might result from his conduct or, despite realising that death might result from his conduct, negligently failed to guard against that possibility. He initially pleaded guilty but his plea was later changed to one of not guilty. He was then convicted after a... More
The appellant was on his own plea of guilty, convicted by the magistrate sitting at Chinhoyi, of stock theft as defined in s 114(2) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. The court made a finding that there were special circumstances in the matter and sentenced the appellant to 4 years imprisonment of which 1 year imprisonment was conditionally suspended. More
