Supreme Court of Zambia - 1991 August

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Citation	Judgment date
August 1991
Bwalya v People (SCZ Appeal 53 of 1991) [1991] ZMSC 35 (6 August 1991) The appellant's challenge to identity and implication failed; daylight identification and sale of stolen goods upheld conviction. Criminal law – aggravated robbery – identification in broad daylight – familiarity with accused – possession/sale of stolen property as corroboration – credibility findings – appeal dismissed.	6 August 1991
Fred Bwalya v The People (SCZ Appeal No. 53 of 1991) [1991] ZMSC 83 (6 August 1991) Recognition in broad daylight and recovery/sale of stolen property upheld a robbery conviction; appeal dismissed. Criminal law – aggravated robbery – identification evidence – recognition of a known person in broad daylight – corroboration by recovery/identification of stolen property – appellate review of credibility findings.	6 August 1991
Syamibila v People (Appeal 50 of 1991) [1991] ZMSC 31 (6 August 1991) The appellant's mistaken-identity defence was rejected; identification, recovered property and pistols upheld the aggravated robbery conviction. Criminal law — Aggravated robbery — Identification evidence and recovery of stolen property — Mistaken identity defence — Use of firearm — Compulsory minimum sentence — Appeal dismissed.	6 August 1991