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June 1982
Attorney-General v Kaleya (S.C.Z. Judgment 13 of 1982) [1982] ZMSC 8 (7 June 1982)
Appellate court upheld the false-imprisonment award but increased police assault damages due to aggravating conduct.
  • Damages — Appeal — standard for appellate interference; False imprisonment — factors for assessment (duration, indignity, manner of detention); Police assault — aggravating factor in quantum; Quantum adjusted upward for police brutality
7 June 1982
Makesa v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 17 of 1982) [1982] ZMSC 9 (7 June 1982)
A charge under s.319 must be precisely framed using the first schedule wording so the accused knows what prosecution must prove.
  • Criminal procedure — Drafting of charge — Need to use the prescribed wording and format in the first schedule to the Criminal Procedure Code — Construction and recommended wording for s.319 Penal Code
7 June 1982