Supreme Court of Zambia - 1980 August

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Citation	Judgment date
August 1980
Chamoto v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 17 of 1980) [1980] ZMSC 21 (18 August 1980) Custodial sentence upheld for first offender convicted of unlawful firearm possession due to seriousness and need for deterrence. Criminal law – Unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition – Custodial sentence for first offender – Legislative option of fine – Firearm offences treated as exceptional; deterrent sentencing – Siyauya v The People applied.	18 August 1980
Tembo v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 19 of 1980) [1980] ZMSC 22 (18 August 1980) Child witness evidence requires corroboration and courts must acquit where the prosecution case is insufficient at close. Evidence – Child witnesses require corroboration; Criminal procedure – No case to answer: mandatory acquittal at close of prosecution; evidence led after close cannot cure deficient prosecution case.	18 August 1980
Zimba v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 20 of 1980) [1980] ZMSC 23 (18 August 1980) Visible distress may corroborate a rape complaint, but courts must guard against possible simulation and require caution. Evidence — Corroboration: complainant's distress may be corroborative but may be simulated; trial court must warn itself Rape — necessity of corroboration and caution where distress relied upon	18 August 1980