High Court quashes Mai TT’s conviction, sentence

COMEDIENNE Felistas “Mai TT” Murata has been found not guilty of theft of trust property after successfully appealing the lower court’s verdict to sentence her to nine months behind bars.

Murata, who was left with only one month to complete her sentence after her conviction at the magistrates court, was found not guilty by High Court judges led by Justice Happius Zhou, who ruled that the lower court erred in convicting her.

Justice Zhou upheld her appeal after the State failed to file an opposing affidavit while consenting that magistrate Munashe Chibanda erred in convicting her.

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