Supreme Court · 31 December 1980

Cibozu & Another v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 2 of 1981) [1980] ZMSC 1 (31 December 1980)

Failure to warn accused, unexplored evidential inconsistencies and absence of medical testimony made convictions unsafe. Flynote Evidence — Statements by accused: person in authority and requirement of warn and caution; voluntariness contested — trial within a trial; Evidence — Medical report under s.191A — desirability of calling medical officer; Inconsistencies in prosecution evidence and reliability of confessions; Sentence — need for medical evidence on injury severity Read full summary

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