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2 judgments
July 1996
Mate & Others v People (S.C.Z. Judgment 11 of 1996) [1996] ZMSC 14 (8 July 1996)
Whether alleged involuntary police statements (including forced signatures) require a trial-within-a-trial and if convictions can still stand.
  • Criminal procedure — Statements by accused — Voluntariness — Trial-within-a-trial required where voluntariness or forced signature is alleged — Allegation of no statement raises credibility — Proviso applied to uphold convictions
8 July 1996
Sentor Motors Limited and 3 Other Companies (S.C.Z. Judgment 9 of 1996) [1996] ZMSC 12 (4 July 1996)
A judge may not convert an interim consent order into a final judgment and thereby deny parties a substantive adjudication.
  • Court duty to adjudicate — Interim consent order — Conversion of interim arrangements into final judgment — Denial of justice — High Court Act s.9(2), s.13 — Right to fair hearing within reasonable time (Constitution)
4 July 1996