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Masvingo High Court
Lovemore Sithole and Clemence Sithole vs The State
LC/H/93/23
Case Details
Court
Masvingo High Court
Date
27 November 2019
Citation
LC/H/93/23
Neutral Citation
None
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Mawadze J
Full Bench
Mawadze JWamambo J
Areas of Law
Criminal LawSentencing
Keywords
special circumstancesmandatory minimum sentenceParks and Wild Life Activory possessionentrapmentignorance of law
Tags
special circumstancesmandatory minimum sentenceivory possessionentrapmentignorance of law
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Parks and Wild Life Act
- Parks and Wild Life General Regulations
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether entrapment constitutes special circumstances in this case","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendants' arrest was facilitated by investigator, defendants were already in possession of tusks"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether ignorance of the law constitutes special circumstances","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendants claimed they found dead elephant and believed possession was lawful"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Two defendants were convicted of unlawful possession of elephant tusks and sentenced to 9 years imprisonment (mandatory minimum). They appealed claiming special circumstances including entrapment and ignorance of law.
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