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May 1968
Lungu v The People (HC 24 of 1968) [1968] ZMHC 15 (9 May 1968)
Clothing-based identification at parade invalidates conviction; documentary entries inadmissible without maker’s testimony.
  • Identification parade — fairness — identification by clothing invalidates parade; Evidence — documentary evidence inadmissible without calling the maker to testify; Insufficient independent evidence to connect accused to crime.
9 May 1968
Malimawa V People (HC 19 of 1968) [1968] ZMHC 16 (3 May 1968)
An out‑of‑court statement by a third party in the accused’s presence is hearsay and inadmissible unless the accused adopts it, requiring acquittal.
  • Criminal law — Possession of stolen property — Proof of reasonable suspicion under Penal Code s.287; Evidence — Hearsay — Out‑of‑court statements by third persons; Statement made in accused’s presence not evidence of facts stated unless adopted by accused; Prosecutorial misconception about admissibility of such statements.
3 May 1968