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Supreme Court
Alphonse Mushanawani v The State
[2022] ZWSC 108
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
14 October 2022
Citation
[2022] ZWSC 108
Judgment No.
SC 108/22
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
MAKONI JA
Full Bench
MAVANGIRA JAUCHENA JAMAKONI JA
Areas of Law
Criminal LawCriminal ProcedureEvidence
Keywords
unlawful dealing in dangerous drugsalibiconviction appealsentence appealdaggacannabis
Tags
drug offencesalibi defenceappeal
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the defence of alibi was properly dealt with by the trial court and court a quo","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant raised alibi defence; police failed to investigate; Genius Ruzha's contradictory testimony"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the sentence was proper in the circumstances","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"10 year sentence with 2 years suspended; first offender; forfeiture order"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant was convicted of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs (dagga) and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with 2 years suspended. He raised an alibi defence claiming he was not at the scene of arrest and had hired out his vehicle. Both the trial court and court a quo rejected the alibi and upheld the conviction.
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