Supreme Court · 16 April 2026

Kapopo Mutele Patel v The People (SCZ APPEAL NO. 38 OF 2021) [2026] ZMSC 9 (16 April 2026)

Recognition by familiar witnesses and corroboration upheld the murder conviction; appeal dismissed. Flynote Criminal law — recognition/identification evidence — factors: familiarity, lighting, distance and opportunity; corroboration of recognition; warn-and-caution statement not on record; non-production of physical evidence Read full summary

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