Supreme Court of Zambia - 1980 November

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Citation	Judgment date
November 1980
Manongo v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 26 of 1980) [1980] ZMSC 27 (5 November 1980) Conviction upheld where multiple corroborated identifications and recovered stolen property negated honest mistake. Criminal law — Identification evidence — Risk of honest mistake — Importance of testing witness credibility; Identification parade — Failure to hold one a serious dereliction in suitable cases; Recent possession — Can corroborate identification but cannot alone suffice unless guilt is the only reasonable inference.	5 November 1980
Mulumbwa v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 25 of 1980) [1980] ZMSC 28 (5 November 1980) Carrying another’s firearm/ammunition and possession of a trophy require statutory exemption or lawful circumstance; forfeiture applies if connected to the offence. Criminal law — possession of firearm or ammunition belonging to another — statutory exemption (s.11(4) Firearms Act) — scope and limitations; National Parks and Wildlife — unlawful possession of trophy — servant in charge of trophy; Statutory construction — legislative intent and context; Forfeiture — mandatory on conviction (s.145(1)).	5 November 1980