Artwell Danda and Takazivei Kapira v The State

HH 176-13

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

5 June 2013

Citation

HH 176-13

Neutral Citation

[2013] ZWHH 176

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Hungwe J

Full Bench

Hungwe JMavangira J

Areas of Law

Criminal LawCriminal Procedure

Keywords

assaultunsafe convictionwitness credibilityfalse incrimination

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the conviction was safe given the credibility of State witnesses","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"All three State witnesses had motives to embellish evidence; contradictions in evidence"}

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The appellant was convicted of assault and sentenced to six months imprisonment with three months suspended. The appeal succeeded because the evidence of three State witnesses was found to be suspect due to their relationships with the appellant and motives to embellish their evidence against him.

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