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Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
9 April 2021
Citation
[2021] ZWSC 99
Judgment No.
SC 99/21
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
CHITAKUNYE AJA
Full Bench
CHITAKUNYE AJA
Areas of Law
Criminal ProcedureAppellate Procedure
Keywords
condonationlate appealcriminal convictionSupreme Court Rules
Tags
condonationlate filingappeal out of timecriminal appeal
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act
- Supreme Court Rules 2018
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether there is a proper application before the Court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application filed 2 years 7 months late, no proper condonation sought"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has established good cause for granting the application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No acceptable explanation for delay, misrepresentations to court"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant was convicted of a criminal offence in 2013 and failed to appeal within the prescribed period. He subsequently made multiple applications to various courts seeking condonation for late filing, including two applications to the High Court which were dismissed. His final application to the Supreme Court for condonation and leave to appeal out of time was filed 2 years and 7 months late.
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