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Bulawayo High Court
The State v Bernard Mukandawire
HB 19/21
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
15 February 2021
Citation
HB 19/21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHB 19
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
Dube-Banda J
Full Bench
Dube-Banda JMakonese J
Areas of Law
Criminal procedureRight to fair trialRecord reconstruction
Keywords
automatic reviewlost court recordinadequate recordconviction quashed
Tags
criminal reviewlost recordreconstructionfair trial
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act
- Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act
- Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether an adequate reconstructed record exists for proper review of the convictions and sentences","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Original record lost; reconstructed record incomplete and contradictory"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the accused's right to fair trial and review has been frustrated","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Inadequate record prevents proper review; accused disputes conviction"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The accused was convicted and sentenced by the Magistrate's Court at Binga on multiple counts. The original court record was lost while in transit to the High Court for automatic review. A reconstructed record was submitted but found to be incomplete and contradictory, containing only affidavits from the magistrate, prosecutor and accused with conflicting accounts of the proceedings.
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