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January 1981
Charles Banda v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 1 of 1981) [1981] ZMSC 2 (5 January 1981) An appellate court may enhance a sentence only if it is wrong in principle or totally inadequate; mere inclination is insufficient. Sentence enhancement — Appellate court may only increase sentence if original sentence is wrong in principle or totally inadequate — Enhancement not justified by mere "inclination to enhance" — Kalunga v The People applied	5 January 1981

January 1981

An appellate court may enhance a sentence only if it is wrong in principle or totally inadequate; mere inclination is insufficient.

Sentence enhancement — Appellate court may only increase sentence if original sentence is wrong in principle or totally inadequate — Enhancement not justified by mere "inclination to enhance" — Kalunga v The People applied

5 January 1981

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