THE STATE v GODFREY MAROWA, TRYMORE TIRIVAVI and DAVID MUPANDAWANA

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the accused persons were in possession of the deceased's vehicle at the time of the robberies.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Identification of accused by robbery victims; recovery of vehicle; arrest of first accused at scene."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the accused persons' possession of the deceased's vehicle links them to the murder of the deceased.","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Proximity of crime scenes; timing of events; violent nature of death; failure to explain possession."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the alibis proffered by the accused persons are credible.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"First accused's alleged hospitalisation; second and third accused's presence in Mhondoro."}

Background