Supreme Court · 17 September 1974

Ngoma v The People (S.C.Z. Judgment 30 of 1974) [1974] ZMSC 20 (17 September 1974)

Magistrates should not readily allow prosecutorial withdrawals; withdrawals without good reason are undesirable but may not vitiate a supported conviction. Flynote Criminal procedure — Prosecutorial withdrawal of charges — Magistrate's discretion to allow withdrawal — Adjournment or to stand on evidence required — Undesirability of readily granting withdrawals and adjournments; assessment of credibility and corroboration — conviction upheld Read full summary

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