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Harare High Court
Annie Madzima and Linah Machekanyanga v The State
HH 552-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
30 August 2017
Citation
HH 552-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 552
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
CHAREWA J
Full Bench
CHAREWA J
Areas of Law
Criminal LawBail Law
Keywords
fraudbail refusalidentity theftproperty scam
Tags
bail applicationfraudappeal against refusal of bail
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Justice Act 1991
- Crime (Sentences) Act 1997
- Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
- European Convention on Human Rights
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Prison Act 1952
- Prison Rules 1999 (SI 1999/728)
- Criminal Justice Act 1967
- Criminal Justice Act 1982
- Criminal Justice Act 1988
- Criminal Appeal Act 1968
- Criminal Appeal Act 1995
- Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964
- Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Offender Treatment Act 1992
- Crime and Disorder Act 1998
- Criminal Evidence Act 1898
- Criminal Evidence Act 1984
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
- Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
- Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
- Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997
- Criminal Cases Review (Insanity) Act 1999
- Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000
- Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998
- Terrorism Act 2000
- Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
- Criminal Justice Act 2003
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
- Coroners and Justice Act 2009
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
- Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
- Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 1995
- Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Rules 1997
- Criminal Procedure Rules 2015
- Supreme Court Rules 2009
- Constitutional Reform Act 2005
- Courts Act 2003
- Courts and Legal Services Act 1990
- Access to Justice Act 1999
- Legal Services Act 2007
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
- Inquiries Act 2005
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Data Protection Act 1998
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
- Investigatory Powers Act 2016
- Justice and Security Act 2013
- Counter-Terrorism Act 2008
- Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
- Immigration Act 1971
- Immigration Act 1988
- Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
- UK Borders Act 2007
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
- Immigration Act 2014
- Immigration Act 2016
- Extradition Act 1989
- Extradition Act 2003
- Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003
- Council of Europe Convention on Extradition 1957
- European Convention on Extradition 1957
- European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters 1959
- Schengen Convention 1990
- Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty) 1992
- Treaty of Amsterdam 1997
- Treaty of Lisbon 2007
- European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
- European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
- European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the magistrate erred in refusing bail to the appellants","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Seriousness of charges, previous convictions, unrecovered money, accomplice at large"}
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background
Facts of the Case
Background
The two appellants were charged with two counts of fraud for allegedly using forged identity documents to sell property belonging to Mirriam Chikwanda, defrauding two complainants of $10,000 each. They were denied bail by the magistrate's court and appealed to the High Court.
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