Court of Appeal of Zambia - 1964 August

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Citation	Judgment date
August 1964
Attorney General of Northern Rhodesia v Lyampali and Anor (CAZ 8 121 of 1963) [1964] ZMCA 2 (18 August 1964) Possession initially excused for self-defence can become unlawful if the possessor changes occasion and uses the weapon to attack. Criminal law – possession of offensive weapons – interpretation of "has with him" and "reasonable excuse" under s.72A(1) – subjective purpose and objective reasonableness – change of occasion and purpose can vitiate an initially lawful excuse – R v Jura distinguished.	18 August 1964
Lungu v Queen [1964] ZMCA 6 (18 August 1964) Counsel properly may concede there are no arguable grounds; appeal dismissed where eyewitness ID and evidence are overwhelming. Duty of counsel to client and to the court; obligation to examine record and not advance frivolous points; counsel may properly concede absence of arguable grounds; eyewitness identification in daylight; appeal dismissed.	18 August 1964