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November 1988
Soko v People (Appeal 42 of 1988) [1988] ZMSC 70 (22 November 1988)
An appellate court may order concurrency to reduce an excessive aggregate sentence for offences forming one course of conduct.
  • Sentencing — cumulative consecutive terms — offences forming part of one course of conduct — appellate power to order concurrency to avoid an excessive aggregate sentence.
22 November 1988
Joseph Chipango and Anor v People (SCZ Appeal No. 35 and 36 of 1987) [1988] ZMSC 98 (10 November 1988)
Appeal against robbery convictions dismissed: identification parade evidence and recovered stolen property sufficiently proved the appellants' guilt.
  • Criminal law — Robbery — Identification evidence and identification parade — Recovery of stolen property as corroboration — Appeal against conviction — Sufficiency and evaluation of evidence.
10 November 1988
Choonga v People (Appeal 73 of 1988) [1988] ZMSC 72 (8 November 1988)
Appellate court upheld a ten-year hard labour sentence for manslaughter, finding deterrence and weapon use justified the sentence.
  • Criminal law — Manslaughter (provocation) — Sentence — Use of lethal weapon — Deterrence and exemplary punishment — Appeal against sentence — 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour upheld.
8 November 1988