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High Court of Malawi Criminal Division - 1994 June

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2 judgments
June 1994
Chilachila v R (Criminal Appeal 21 of 1993) [1994] MWHCCrim 6 (19 June 1994)
Appeal against theft conviction upheld; sentencing disparity and prior convictions considered, sentence described as somewhat harsh.
  • Criminal law — Theft from a person — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellate review of trial court credibility findings — Sentencing: relevance of previous convictions and undue disparity between co-accused sentences.
19 June 1994
Mitchell v R (Criminal Appeal 37 of 1994) [1994] MWHCCrim 8 (15 June 1994)
A 22-year-old first offender’s 12-month imprisonment was set aside and replaced by a K2,000 fine (or six months' default).
  • Criminal law — Dangerous Drugs — Illegal possession of Indian hemp (144.10g) — sentencing — mitigating factors (youth, first offender, guilty plea, personal consumption) — substitution of custodial sentence with fine.
15 June 1994