THE STATE v FARAI NCUBE

HB 200/19

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

19 December 2019

Citation

HB 200/19

Neutral Citation

[2019] ZWHB 200

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

TAKUVA J

Full Bench

TAKUVA J

Areas of Law

Criminal LawCriminal Procedure

Keywords

lenient sentenceconcurrent sentencesaggravating circumstancesattempted murderrobbery

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the sentence imposed by the lower court was unduly lenient given the aggravating circumstances","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Nature of crimes, weapons used, manner of commission, injuries sustained"}
{"issue_text":"Whether ordering sentences for separate robbery counts to run concurrently was appropriate","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Separate dates and places of robbery"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The accused was convicted of attempted murder committed during a robbery and two counts of robbery where victims were attacked with weapons. The lower court imposed an effective 15-year sentence, which the review judge considered lenient given the aggravating circumstances.

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