Taperesu Chivava & Anor v The State

HH 144-17

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

1 January 2017

Citation

HH 144-17

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

ZHOU J

Full Bench

ZHOU J

Areas of Law

Criminal LawBail Applications

Keywords

Stock TheftBail Pending AppealCriminal Law Codification and Reform ActSection 114(2)(a)

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicants have shown positive grounds to justify admission to bail pending appeal","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The 36-year sentence, prospects of appeal success, likelihood of absconding"}
{"issue_text":"Whether there are reasonable prospects of success on appeal","issue_type":"law/fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The magistrate's findings on cattle branding and identification"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the likelihood of absconding outweighs the right to liberty","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The lengthy sentence imposed and prospects of success"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicants were convicted by the Magistrates Court at Chivhu of four counts of Stock Theft under section 114(2)(a) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act. They were sentenced on 21 December 2015 to 9 years imprisonment per count, totaling 36 years each. They noted an appeal against both conviction and sentence on 5 January 2016, which remains pending. They now seek admission to bail pending determination of their appeal.

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