Director Of Public Prosecutions v Kunene (3 of 2019) [2020] SZSC 204 (8 April 2020)

Case summary

Appeal: Material and evidence for consideration - confined to record  as it was before court a quo - Addition, importation, amplification and supplementation of record submitted on appeal not readily allowed. Appeal against upholding of appeal from court of committal by High Court. High Court in Appellate jurisdiction critical of absence of arrest warrant from record Again, warrant omitted from record as submitted to Supreme Court. Omission sought to be rectified by inclusion of warrant in supplementary affidavit, in reply. Held that arrest warrant akin to raison d'etre or central reason for existence of appeal. Appeal dismissed. 

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