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This Handbook is intended to give guidance to legal practitioners representing clients who are charged with criminal offences. It is particularly aimed at newly qualified legal practitioners, but it also contains reference material that will be useful for more experienced practitioners. It covers selective aspects of criminal procedure, evidence, substantive law and sentencing.   
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This manual is intended to give guidance to legal practitioners representing clients who are charged with criminal offences. It is particularly aimed at newly qualified legal practitioners, but it also contains reference material that will be useful for more experienced practitioners. It covers selective aspects of criminal procedure, evidence, substantive law and sentencing.   
  
 
The following abbreviations are used throughout this work:
 
The following abbreviations are used throughout this work:
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The accused person will normally be referred to as "X" but the term "the accused" will be used where the use of the abbreviation "X" might be confusing.
 
The accused person will normally be referred to as "X" but the term "the accused" will be used where the use of the abbreviation "X" might be confusing.
  
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== Bibliography ==
  
 
Frequent reference is made throughout this work to the Prosecutors Handbook by John Reid-Rowland 3rd Edition 1992 published by the Legal Resources Foundation.
 
Frequent reference is made throughout this work to the Prosecutors Handbook by John Reid-Rowland 3rd Edition 1992 published by the Legal Resources Foundation.
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Feltoe A Guide to Sentencing in Zimbabwe  
 
Feltoe A Guide to Sentencing in Zimbabwe  
 
Hoffmann and Zeffertt The South African Law of Evidence (4 ed)
 
Hoffmann and Zeffertt The South African Law of Evidence (4 ed)
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See [[Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Criminal Defense Manual]]

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