Emmanuel Mapfumo v The State

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether court a quo erred by convicting appellant of murder with actual intent","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant armed himself with weapons, planned robbery, used knife when victim resisted"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether court a quo erred by imposing death sentence","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Murder committed during robbery, accompanied by torture, premeditated"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether court a quo descended into arena by asking questions","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Court asked clarifying questions during trial"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether court a quo erred by relying on assessors for sentencing","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Judge used word \"we\" when discussing sentence"}

Background