Kapopo Mutele Patel v The People (SCZ APPEAL NO. 38 OF 2021) (16 April 2026) – ZambiaLII

1. [Home](/) 2. [Judgments](/judgments/) 3. [Supreme Court of Zambia](/judgments/ZMSC/) 4. [2026](/judgments/ZMSC/2026/) # Kapopo Mutele Patel v The People (SCZ APPEAL NO. 38 OF 2021) [2026] ZMSC 9 (16 April 2026) [ Share this document on WhatsApp opens in new tab __](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/9/eng@2026-04-16) [ Share this document on X opens in new tab __](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/9/eng@2026-04-16) [ Share this document on Facebook opens in new tab __](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/9/eng@2026-04-16) [ Share this document on LinkedIn opens in new tab __](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/9/eng@2026-04-16) [ Share this document by email __](mailto:?subject=Take a look at this document from ZambiaLII: Kapopo Mutele Patel v The People \(SCZ …&body=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/9/eng@2026-04-16) [ Download PDF (4.6 MB) ](/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/9/eng@2026-04-16/source) Report a problem __ * Share * [ Download PDF (4.6 MB) ](/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/9/eng@2026-04-16/source) * * * * * Report a problem __ ##### Kapopo Mutele Patel v The People (SCZ APPEAL NO. 38 OF 2021) [2026] ZMSC 9 (16 April 2026) Copy citation * __Document detail * __Related documents Citation Kapopo Mutele Patel v The People (SCZ APPEAL NO. 38 OF 2021) [2026] ZMSC 9 (16 April 2026) Copy Media Neutral Citation [2026] ZMSC 9 Copy Hearing date 4 May 2021 Court [Supreme Court of Zambia](/judgments/ZMSC/) Case number SCZ APPEAL NO. 38 OF 2021 Judges [Chinyama J](/judgments/all/?judges=Chinyama%20J), [Kaoma J](/judgments/all/?judges=Kaoma%20J), [Musonda DCJ](/judgments/all/?judges=Musonda%20DCJ) Judgment date 16 April 2026 Language English Summary Recognition by familiar witnesses and corroboration upheld the murder conviction; appeal dismissed. ###### Flynote * Criminal law — recognition/identification evidence — factors: familiarity, lighting, distance and opportunity; corroboration of recognition; warn-and-caution statement not on record; non-production of physical evidence Read full summary __ ##### Ask AI Ask questions and understand this document faster using AI. __Ask AI * * * Skip to document content Summary Pages Search Recognition by familiar witnesses and corroboration upheld the murder conviction; appeal dismissed. ###### Flynote * Criminal law — recognition/identification evidence — factors: familiarity, lighting, distance and opportunity; corroboration of recognition; warn-and-caution statement not on record; non-production of physical evidence **Loading PDF...** This document is 4.6 MB. Do you want to load it? Load document ##### Error loading PDF Try reloading the page or downloading the PDF. Reload page [Download PDF](/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/9/eng@2026-04-16/source.pdf) Error: #### __Related documents ▲ To the top >