S v MPA 2014 (1) ZLR 572 (H)

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Criminal law — general principles — possession — what constitutes — a person has possession of something if he knows of its presence and has physical control of it or has the power or intention to control it — different types of possession — actual possession and constructive possession — prohibited items not on person of suspect — when mental element may be established

Evidence — circumstantial — drawing an inference of guilt — what needs to be proved — evidence of a police informer who is not called to give evidence — extreme danger involved in convicting without hearing such evidence — violation of an accused's rights to a fair trial

*Property and real rights — possession — what must be shown to establish possession — actual or constructive possession — distinction between *