High Court of Malawi Criminal Division - 2017

11 judgments
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11 judgments
December 2017
Conviction for intimidation confirmed; 60‑month custodial sentence reduced to 24 months as manifestly excessive.
  • Criminal law — Intimidation (s.88 Penal Code) — sentencing principles — manifestly excessive sentence — requirement to indicate applicable statutory maximum — consideration of aggravating and mitigating factors — substitution of sentence on review.
18 December 2017
18 December 2017
November 2017
Accused discharged under s77 CP&EC after prosecution discontinued proceedings; bail and recognizances discharged.
  • Criminal procedure — Prosecution discontinuance — Discharge under s 77 Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code — Effect on bail and recognizances — Pronouncement in open court
10 November 2017
June 2017
12 June 2017
April 2017
Court reduced custodial sentences for cattle theft and shortened juvenile’s probation due to mitigating factors.
  • Criminal law — Sentencing — Theft of cattle — Review of manifestly excessive sentences — First offenders and juveniles — Mitigating factors (recovery of property, guilty plea, first‑offender status) outweighing aggravating factors — Reduction of custodial terms and probation.
21 April 2017
January 2017
27 January 2017
6 January 2017
5 January 2017
4 January 2017
4 January 2017
4 January 2017