Supreme Court of Zimbabwe - 1987

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Citation	Judgment date
January 1987
AG v Jasi & Another (Crim. Appeal 279 of 1986; SC 2 of 1987) [1987] ZWSC 2 (27 January 1987) Magistrate's failure to consider statutory mandatory minimums and to record special circumstances rendered the sentences incompetent. Criminal law – Mandatory minimum sentences – Parks and Wildlife Act (Act No. 14 of 1975, as amended by Act No. 35 of 1985) – Special circumstances exception – Requirement to record facts justifying lesser penalty – Review under s 23 to correct incompetent sentences.	27 January 1987
S v Mundingi (Crim. Appeal 502 of 1986; SC 1 of 1987) [1987] ZWSC 1 (14 January 1987) Applicant's convictions set aside where guilty plea and admissions were accepted without required s255 procedure; retrial ordered. Criminal procedure — plea of guilty — failure to comply with s255(2)(b) & (3) — admissions under s291 — theft by conversion — requirement to explain essential elements — adequacy of confessions — excessive sentencing — remittal for trial de novo.	14 January 1987